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The Rooster wrote:

WolfStar,

Have you heard anything about editing or cleaning up the magazine articles?

rooster

Not yet, though I hope to corner someone at GenCon and raise the issue that others have mentioned - most specifically about last month's issue receiving very few edits.

I don't, personally, much mind the individual articles having a few errors - I get the impression we're seeing them after less editing than a formal monthly magazine would have - because they're not being compiled for the monthly issue.

Having errors in the final monthly issue, however, doesn't bode well for WotC - at least, not in a paid product.

I don't know if the errors persist because of a lack of time, or if the authors/editors aren't receiving our feedback, but if there's anything we, the community, can do to aid the process, I'd like to find out what that is.

Ethilrist wrote:

This runs contrary to the reasons I've heard for no longer making a print edition--their idea was that not having to deal with printers meant they would have more time to put the final polish on things, and releasing them on a per-article basis would allow them to get some beta comments (like, say, the ones in this thread, which have been largely ignored) before publishing the final PDF of the full issue.

Which is why I specified that the individual ARTICLES are getting less editing, but when compiled into the final ISSUE they should be polished.

Linus wrote:

You're assuming they are actually reading any of this feedback.

If even "they" aren't reading the forums on a regular basis (not everyone can have a slack job like I do) we know that Gamer_Zer0 reports on the general musings of the forums every week.

His reports are themed across various topics (to prevent "burnout" on a topic I suspect, but also to give a "big picture" bit by bit).

As such comments - especially constructive, well-though-out comments do make it to the team at some point.

Now admittedly, nothing can glue their eyes open and force them to read the screen when G_Z's reports come across, but personal/professional curiosity ALONE should entice them to read comments about their project, especially when they're tied up with a bow and neatly delivered by G_Z (as opposed to having to muck through these forums which are a mix of constructive comments and emotional vitriol).