#EdenTasks - Editor Rotation - April 2013

There were 21 editors selected this round, and there's a lot of interest for a limited number of spots .

Many factors are taken into consideration to select editors, including performance on the editing test, writing ability, community involvement, relevant writing/editing experience, and the application request itself. If you weren't chosen for this round, it's due to these factors, and you're encouraged to reapply for future rounds. less

The editor rotation for April is now complete.

To the previous editors, thank you for all your hard work during the last rotation!

To the new editors, welcome! I've sent you an email with links to information that you will find helpful, as well as other information on the EdenTasks program. Please read the email carefully, and please don't hesitate to email me at sammi@edenfantasys. com if you have any questions.

Anyone who wants to apply for the next round can submit an application now that the rotation is complete. Please make sure that your email is up to date, and check your email/spam folder - you'll receive a confirmation of your submission and the editing test for the next round from me at the email address you have on file within a week of submitting your application. Also, please remember that applications will remain on file until the next rotation (you won't be accepted or declined until then). It's best not to wait until right before the next rotation to apply.

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Last I checked there was no option to submit a review to an editor once reaching a 5.5 rank; you are right that publishing directly is an option.

I'm momentarily being a sourpuss because I keep seeing reviews from reviewers 5.5 & above that have several grammatical/spelling errors that could be corrected if an editor read through the review before publishing.

@Zombirella: I don't think you will be told per se, but I believe that it's okay to ask Sammi if it was because of errors on the editing test/other reasons.

In regards to the thread's topic, I am happy for the new editors ~ less

Last I checked there was no option to submit a review to an editor once reaching a 5.5 rank; you are right that publishing directly is an option.

I'm momentarily being a sourpuss because I keep seeing reviews from reviewers 5.5 & above that have several grammatical/spelling errors that could be corrected if an editor read through the review before publishing.

@Zombirella: I don't think you will be told per se, but I believe that it's okay to ask Sammi if it was because of errors on the editing test/other reasons.

In regards to the thread's topic, I am happy for the new editors ~ less

I know, Lady, it bugs me to see those unedited reviews and their typos as well.

Here's a thing I've been thinking about: since the author of a review can go back in and make changes after it's been edited and published, how do we really know if the finished work, on which we're rating the editing, really reflects the actual work of the editor?

For example, I recently read a review that was edited by someone I knew to be a good writer, but the last few paragraphs were full of errors. Had I rated it based on what I saw, I'd have had to give her a "Poor." However, I messaged her about it, and my suspicions were correct: the author had added and changed things after publication. In that situation, the appearance was given that the editor had done a terrible job, when in fact she'd done at least a "Good" one.

As another example, I have several times had to go back into my own reviews after publication in order to correct errors that were edited INTO them, so for those reviews, the editor appears to have done an "Excellent" job, when in fact it should actually have a lower rating.

Sammi, can you and/or the other EF folks think of any way around this? I'd hate to lose the ability to edit my reviews post-publication, but perhaps there could be a way to see the review as originally published before rating the editing work? less