lyon
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| quote: | | It is when reading stories that should have been proofed and edited (beta-ed? I think you call it, still trying to understand these terms) that I start to grumble. |
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a small aside:
a beta reader or a beta'd story can mean a couple of different things, depending on who did what and how well or seriously they took their "job".
a beta'd story could simply be that somebody else read through it for the grammar and spelling, because you cannot rely perfectly on spell-check - although for the love of little green apples, it should be one of the first things a writer does in order to catch the worst of it, particularly if the writer knows they are weak in english construction. sometimes this minimal level of beta consists of one friend telling the other friend that the story is "awesome". its not really a beta, its a piece of warm fuzzy "feedback".
a higher level of beta is more serious - the beta reader will point out logical inconsistencies in the story itself, or question why a certain paragraph or sequence was included since it doesn't advance or enhance the story. so they might check on grammar and spelling as a by-the-way, but the focus is more on improving the writing itself.
then there's the top-end beta who sits in front of their screen with the equivalent of the big fat red marker and checks *everything* - logic, flow, construction, tense, spelling, grammar, word usage, adherence to fact/canon - the whole shebang.
so a proof-and-edit really depends wildly on who did it and why they were asked to do it - and often, who they did it for.
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by lyon on 09-06-2010 at 01:51.
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09-06-2010 01:50
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| quote: | Originally posted by Transmute Jun
LOL, Birdlover... if you see a mistake or two, it's not a big deal, but if you see a lot, or something that seems really wrong (like a word being used incorrectly that changes the meaning) then feel free to point that out. But it's usually done off board (through PM or email) to make it less embarassing for the person who made the mistake. I know I've had people contact me about small things like that, and I appreciate when it's done off-board. And vice versa... if I have comments to make about something that aren't all complimentary, I'll do it in a private format. |
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It would be nice if everyone could be that decent, mature, and less ignorant, to do so! Many people just nitpick things, and point them out publicly, just to ridicule because they do not have any other thing to do, or because they try to find anything in order to bring you down, perhaps that being the only thing to do when they feel themselves inferior! If you then happen to notice their own mistakes, you'll find out that their own writing is full of them! I pity such people, especially when they try to portray a superior image of themselves when they, in fact, aren't, and, especially, when they do not know anything about you!
But, then, there's people who give you that sincere, constructive critism that helps a lot, and you can see the difference in etiquette as they try to aid with pure discretion! I appreciate such decency a lot, and then remember that there are still good people existing in this world ... and, here, you can find lots of them!
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09-06-2010 09:41
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| quote: | Originally posted by BirdLover
I don't use Veoh, but I do know just clicking on "show all 85" would not give a computer a virus. Your friend(s) must have had the virus before they visited Veoh.
My friend says all 85 episodes of BOTP are available on Veoh, you just have to be a registered member. My friend does the downloading, I am inept at using computers for anything much more than emailing. I am surprise I even found this place. |
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I can confirm that as of about a month ago, both of those statements are false. T
There was no virus on my computer before hand, it began to download after clicking that link. It happened twice.
I do have an account with Veoh. You actually need one to download their player, and the eps were missing all the way around. You need the account because the were listed as 18+.
Now, it has been at least a month since I've checked. My computer has died, no hard drive activity and the computers that I am using, one is old and extremely vulnerable despite best efforts to protect it and the other belongs to someone else, so I'm not about to test to see if the above statements are still true. Hopefully, you'll understand my reasons, but I will acknowledge that both problems could have been fixed since my last visit.
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