Editing User talk:Nutcase (section)

== My editorial philosophy, FWIW ==

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:As a ''personal'' preference, if I see something that is "very wrong" I try to correct it using the following methods, in this order: Change word forms (eg adverb<->adjective), Change word order, alter grammar and punctuation, add minor word (it/and/the etc), remove words. If it seems ''really'' off then usually there's a forum post about it and a consult with the original Japanese. Just my way of doing it, though. [[User:Smidge204|Smidge204]] 08:43, 11 January 2007 (PST)


I am taking a much more aggressively engaged approach to editing, in that I seriously consider changing anything that somehow disturbs my experience as a reader, everything from tiny typos to incomprehensible Japanese metaphors. Certain things, like British spellings and some idioms, Japanese words I'm familiar with and some nuances of comma usage, don't bother me so I ignore them. I also tread carefully around anything that seems like it might be part of the author's intent or the author's "voice." Last but not least, I'd prefer not to annoy any translators or editors working upstream. So far, nobody has indicated any annoyance, but only a fool squanders  what is sure to be a finite spool of slack. I assume I've used up slack. I try to project an appropriate level of approachability and openness to feedback. Don't bite me, just growl a little or whatever.