Quoting Jacopo Scazzosi (2022-01-30 22:56:21) > > IMO you are a credible editor, so +1 from me > > > Here, what I forgot to mention was that I think you would be a great > > spec author, and I support your (subtle self-)nomination. > > I was not expecting this and it has just made my day. Thank you both > for the vote of confidence. Do believe me, though, when I say that I > never intended on nominating myself. I have never been an editor and > much less one in a context in which everybody else has significantly > more experience than I do. I don't fit my own expectations of who an > editor should be. > > However, perhaps a completely inexperienced editor making lots of > mistakes can be better than no editor at all. I will wait a few days > just in case someone more suited for the task decides to take the > mantle. If that doesn't happen, I guess it'll be time to try something > new! I think important editor skills are to listen and then to consolidate. My impression is that you work that way¹ (where I have difficulty listening to things not fitting my own mental model of the discussion, and therefore I will miss new or brittle input). - Jonas ¹ which may of course simply be that you are shy or cautious, but that's better than having my overconfidence crush opposing views, leading us to... anything but consensus. -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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