Re: What to look for in a technical editor

[dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com]

Michael West wrote:
> 
> I did NOT say that to "work with a SME who's also a
> good editor" would be frustrating.
> 
> What I said would lead to frustration was the EXPECTATION
> that your avarage SMEs will be competent technical editors (as
> distinct from content reviewers).

I'm talking about the second part, about writers.  You didn't say it would lead to *frustration* for writers; you said it would lead to frustrating *working conditions* for writers.

How does the *expectation* of both capabilities in a single person lead to frustrating *working conditions* for writers?

As I said, I agree with your first point, but the part about writers' working conditions sounded a bit like Andrew's oversimplified "ignorance as an asset."

By the way, I don't think Andrew was calling the SME ignorant who doesn't know where to place a comma.  I'm pretty sure he was calling an editor technologically "ignorant" who has no subject matter expertise.

--David 
 
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