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Our local gurus tizzylishninja and greenmachine are editing the gear reviews?

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TLN and GreenMAchine, could you guys please let us know what qualifies you to edit/provide gear reviews, and on what experience are you relying? Also, please provide the amount of jumps on which systems, so that we may have a reference point for said reviews.

We wouldnt want new readers to get the wrong idea, you know.

Thanks!

I have editorial privileges for the "Profiles & Interviews" section of the articles. In doing so it saves Tom Aiello time from having to deal with the html codes needed in entering the articles.

You will see the list of editors appears at the bottom of all article sections on the forum, not just "gear reviews". Editors are not listed for specific article sections, but as a whole.

As GreenMachine is the resident grammar Nazi, I would take a shot in the dark and say that he is an editor for that reason alone, to proofread entries for grammatical errors.

Funny that I have been on this forum for 10 months and you just noticed the editors now. Or maybe it's sad, as more BASE jumpers aren't reading or contributing to the articles section?

You're welcome.

Devil's advocate (and I don't have the facts), but could they mean editor in the grammar sense of the word? Articles are often poorly written by technically competent people, and are never read because the person just can't write. Look at some posts on this forum. While forum posts should never be edited for content or grammar, that isn't completely true of publications or articles that are representative of this site. It's hard to sell the advertising space that keeps this site free when it isn't a professional looking product. TLN is a writer and Green Machine a school teacher, so it would be an easy explanation.

 
Did I just hear some one volentear them selves?

Lee

the problem is that clueless editors can "correct" "grammar mistakes" that actually change the meaning of the text.

kind of like substituting "packing clamps" for "control your nylon"

There might be bigger things to worry about in life than who proofreads gear reviews... just sayin'.

Fortunately, TLN is only editing her own work, so I imagine she's pretty clued in about what the original meaning was.


In the context of this web site "editing" means that someone reviews the content to be sure it's BASE related (i.e. the photo editor checks to make sure we're not being used as a porn server), then approves it for uploading. No one actually changes any of the content unless it's inappropriate for the site, in which case it's entirely removed, rather than being changed. If your grammar was bad when you wrote a gear review, then you're pretty much stuck with the whole world knowing about it.

GreenMachine kindly offered to take on the volunteer duty of reviewing and approving some of the materials uploaded to this site. He is not changing (even to correct grammar) anyone's gear reviews, articles, or anything else. I appreciate the people who've volunteered to do this sort of thing a great deal.

There are several other editors. Due to the nature of the system (over which I have no control) and the fact that the work they do is in some of the other sections (photos, videos, classifieds), you do not see their names listed at the bottom of the "gear reviews" section. This is basically because the text uploads (gear reviews, articles) are in one database, the classified ads are in another, and the media uploads (photos and videos) are in yet another.

Anyone is welcome to upload a gear review at any time, same as anyone is free to upload an article, a photo, a video or a classified advertisement. No qualifications are required to contribute that content.

If you are not a sufficiently independent adult to cross check any materials you find on the internet, and then make your own decisions and take responsibility for those decisions, I advise you to immediately discontinue your use of the internet, as well as your participation in BASE jumping.

perhaps the majority of experienced jumpers choose to share information in person,where they retain control of who recieves it, as opposed to uploading (and in the process giving copyright ownership to namemedia) said information to the internet, where any jackass can consume,and be the next TK Hinshaw, blabbering on to the evening news

yes. sad. like you.

unfortunaly no, as i have only been jumping for 5years, and really only have first hand experience with 2 different systems, my knowledge base is far too slim to provide anykind of useful insight.

as gm has only been jumping for 1year, and tln just masturbates to the idea, they seem to be even less qualified than i.

happytimes. -b

thats some of the best advice youve shared in a long time. 5years late, but good advice nontheless.

 

come on man, let me dig my own hole here.

perhaps if i apply some tln logic, and just get more obstinate, and rediculos i can be right-er

Ridiculous


(That's all I'm willing to edit while typing on a Blackberry)

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here ya go.