[ SECRET POST #3497 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3497 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

That's what always tweaked me about exchanges having that rule.

I mean, I understand the moderators not wanting people to submit pure unedited garbage with mistakes galore. But on the other hand, some writers are decent enough at proofreading that when push comes to shove, a beta reader isn't absolutely required.

Besides, there are crappy betas just like there are crappy writers, so having a beta is no guarantee of a well-edited fic.

[elaminator]

some writers are decent enough at proofreading that when push comes to shove, a beta reader isn't absolutely required

I agree with that. Some might be more in need of one than others (as you said, if there are mistakes galore), but I don't see why it should be a rule.

Besides, there are crappy betas just like there are crappy writers, so having a beta is no guarantee of a well-edited fic.

Exactly! It's a complete toss up; just because you have a beta, doesn't mean you have a good one that's going to actually make the fic better.

[(Anonymous)]

As a mod who ran an exchange with a beta rule, I'd like to say that

1) We know there are writers who are diligent at proofreading their own work. The rule is for all the writers who aren't.

2) We also know that not having a beta is not a guarantee of a well edited or well written fic, but we feel that having that standard improves our chances just a teensy bit.

3) It means that when a fic comes in that is poorly edited or horrible, we're able to say, "Please run this past your beta again, because there are a lot of mistakes in it."

[(Anonymous)]

This. Fed up with the chorus in this thread of "I never use one, lol, good on you". Bet their work is dire.

[(Anonymous)]

Who hurt you?

[meridian_rose]

For an exchange (gift fic) it's nice if you can get a beta, and I try to for Yuletide. But sometimes you're writing for a small fandom or a rare pairing or both, and finding a decent beta willing to read a fic with those qualifiers often falls somewhere between difficult and impossible.

[(Anonymous)]

There was a beta offer thread I once saw where someone was bragging that they always "corrected" English to American English and fuck you kindly. I've read fic that's supposedly had one or more beta readers and it is appalling in terms of errors and long fic with no beta that's better edited/less typos than some mainstream works I've read. So definitely questionable quality when it comes to beta readers.