tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post6536142439140821465..comments2024-03-14T13:06:38.883+00:00Comments on cultural snow: Editing: obsolescence and apathyTim Fhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-46072191618286068912012-08-15T11:58:10.082+01:002012-08-15T11:58:10.082+01:00Sam: With the amount of copy being generated, and ...Sam: With the amount of copy being generated, and the amount of it that's just lifted from elsewhere, I'd be interested to know the proportion of text out there that's never been read and never will be, even by the so-called writers.<br /><br />Thanks, Rog. Don't forget to send Sam your invoice.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-5067418826399043692012-08-14T10:03:49.999+01:002012-08-14T10:03:49.999+01:00What do I know, I'm just a chimney sweep.What do I know, I'm just a chimney sweep.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589579937617098969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-7228828309727000172012-08-13T21:12:19.722+01:002012-08-13T21:12:19.722+01:00Shouldn't that be "more and more writers ...Shouldn't that be "more and more writers ARE happy to just liberally vomit text"?<br /><br />Roghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09430706557035189147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18775356.post-34938012577238287722012-08-13T10:33:27.497+01:002012-08-13T10:33:27.497+01:00It's already happening - I spend so many hours...It's already happening - I spend so many hours sweating over copy and no-one even cares. It's mostly for my own self-respect, really.<br /><br />On the other hand, more and more writers and happy to just liberally vomit text across a page, so editors will still be needed to make things intelligible. Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589579937617098969noreply@blogger.com