LOL...ok everyone..restart the discussion! Ornlu..dry your tears. If I had to print some of the stuff I got while an editor..I'd have caused facts and language wars. The ed here was probably just trying to improve it a bit..do their job. May not have made a good job out of it..but still... To the pple who will be writing for the mag here.. ask the eds for special permission to read the edited version. If they say no..they are following the rules of journalism. You may hate their guts for it...but that's the publication rules all over the world. if they say yes..they have a crush on you and are doing you a favor, or they are not professional editors. You take your pick. And if you feel they spoilt your story? Well.. sob your heart out to us, trash the mag into the trash can, and go write a better one next time! Don't worry..some reporters made me feel real sh.. afterwards. :( We're so used to it. PS..I know I am a sub-ed's worse nitemare. I learnt how to type really fast because of deadlines. And I try not to inflict my editorial life with personal. :)