For Halloween this year, I was Kelly. It was actually kind of a lame costume, as nobody knew who I was (in the end I would just say "your mum"; it got too hard trying to explain the shoes thing).
Hi! I'm the new copy-editor. Interesting that you mention that, about your article being not accepted. I find that odd because I was under the impression that The Stag accepted *all* submissions that were sent through for publishing. (I know for a fact that some of the section editors do.) Which editor did you send your article to?
Referring to your previous post, I checked the documents I received and the writer's block article did have your name included in the doc file which was sent but in the final article the credits are indeed missing. The design editor probably missed it, but I accept it's my fault too as I was involved in the final layup process. I apologize for the error from my end, and I'll bring this issue up with the design editor too.
It definitely was received because I had an email from the Fashion editors about it. But hey wo/man, don't sweat it. It happened all the time last year. I also noticed in the latest issue a few of the articles don't have a byline, maybe this is something to bring to the design editor's attention.
I've only had about a 50% success in submissions for The Stag this year, and I don't think it's to do with the quality of my writing but rather the content. I appreciate what you guys are trying to do to reinvent the paper, but it's missing its essence. What has happened to Campus Boy?
We don't have any fashion editor(s). As far as I'm aware though, the policy is not to reject any article; anything sent to ussu.thestag@surrey.ac.uk is forwarded to me for copy-editing. I don't have access to that account though. I can understand that the design editor could've rejected your article on 'Mishaps of Jennifer Lee' since she's the one who writes that, but I see no reason why your current article should've been rejected.
As for bylines, if the author doesn't include it in the document itself, we don't bother to look. In your case though you did include it, but the credit wasn't added. That's a failure at design desk / my end.
The person who writes Campus Boy isn't the same as last year. I didn't tell you this.
To be honest, I do think that there is a lot that could be improved with the newspaper this year, including copy-editing. One of the major things that we've been working on is to have a strong online presence. Evil minions are sweating away and hamsters are running around in giant hamster balls to prepare for a
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Referring to your previous post, I checked the documents I received and the writer's block article did have your name included in the doc file which was sent but in the final article the credits are indeed missing. The design editor probably missed it, but I accept it's my fault too as I was involved in the final layup process. I apologize for the error from my end, and I'll bring this issue up with the design editor too.
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I've only had about a 50% success in submissions for The Stag this year, and I don't think it's to do with the quality of my writing but rather the content. I appreciate what you guys are trying to do to reinvent the paper, but it's missing its essence. What has happened to Campus Boy?
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As for bylines, if the author doesn't include it in the document itself, we don't bother to look. In your case though you did include it, but the credit wasn't added. That's a failure at design desk / my end.
The person who writes Campus Boy isn't the same as last year. I didn't tell you this.
To be honest, I do think that there is a lot that could be improved with the newspaper this year, including copy-editing. One of the major things that we've been working on is to have a strong online presence. Evil minions are sweating away and hamsters are running around in giant hamster balls to prepare for a ( ... )
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