Re: [tlug] Re: Post my article on tlug.jp?

[Dave M G <dave@example.com>]

Godwin,

Thanks for your response.
> I have to agree with Jonathan and Erin. By complying with their
> "requirements" you're giving yourself a better chance of the article being
> read.
>   
Well, I don't agree. But I'm not going to get into a debate about 
writing standards as it is wholly subjective, which is why this sudden 
focus on editing is, frankly, frustrating and upsetting.

When, for example, Linux.com said it wouldn't fit their format, they 
could show me uncountable number of articles on their site which 
establishes their house style.

TLUG, however, so far as I can see, has no body of work on the site 
anywhere to reference. Without that point of reference, it is completely 
arbitrary for a bunch of random members to start claiming editorial 
standards.

I just want to be absolutely clear about this. No one is objecting to 
the article out of principles that object to the content. I was entirely 
prepared to withdraw my article if someone made an objection on matters 
of principle. Something like "We want the TLUG web site to be purely 
technical, and not present any ideologies". I was very clear about this 
from the start that I would acquiesce to that. But it has not been 
presented at all.

The claim by the would-be editors on this list that somehow know better 
about how to give the article "a better chance of being read" has 
absolutely no evidence to support it that I can see.

For me, the proof is in the pudding. If my article gains not much 
traffic, then I guess I didn't write it well. If I did write it well, 
then people will come read it. That kind of feedback will inform me 
about how good the article is.

I don't understand why there is resistance to the idea of seeing whether 
or not the article succeeds, or the harm in trying, since no one objects 
to the principle behind the content.

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Dave M G
Ubuntu Feisty 7.04
Kernel 2.6.20-16-386