Can Ed's Agree To Stake a Claim?

[AsylumSeeker]

There have been many occasions when I see a lone thread for a writer seeking an editor. I hem and haw, think and consider, and after a time may offer to edit in the forum only to find out an editor offered an assist via PM a day or more ago.

Can an editor also alert other editors to "staking the claim" by also taking a few seconds to post a message in the thread? I do this out of courtesy to others and would appeciate the same.

Thanks to the many editors out there for what you do. And more thanks for your friendly assistance.

 

[snoopercharmbrights]

There have been many occasions when I see a lone thread for a writer seeking an editor. I hem and haw, think and consider, and after a time may offer to edit in the forum only to find out an editor offered an assist via PM a day or more ago.

If an author has a choice of editors, all the better for him(her). If an author wants to used more than one editor on the same story that is her(his) choice. If I may coin a brand new aphorism "Two heads are better than one".

Thanks to the many editors out there for what you do. And more thanks for your friendly assistance.

I don't think that the concept of a VE "staking a claim" is valid; an author can use as many editors and (s)he sees fit. I don't usually post on the thread when I offer to edit via PM for that reason.

Thanks to the many editors out there for what you do. And more thanks for your friendly assistance.

Gratefully received.

 

[DracheDD]

I don't post in the thread when I offer my assistance either.
Seeing it may scare off other editors that the author may want. Like snooper said, they may want more than one.

I think it would be helpful if the author would comment to let editors know if they've already gotten the help they need though.

 

[AsylumSeeker]

Food For Thought

If an author has a choice of editors, all the better for him(her). If an author wants to used more than one editor on the same story that is her(his) choice. If I may coin a brand new aphorism "Two heads are better than one".

I don't think that the concept of a VE "staking a claim" is valid; an author can use as many editors and (s)he sees fit. I don't usually post on the thread when I offer to edit via PM for that reason.

Gratefully received.

I hadn't thought of it from that angle before. Hence the saying "two heads are better than one" I suppose.

Okay, I can buy that.

I'll be quiet and go back to writing, which is my first passion anyway <smile>