Re: Using 'sic' when editing articles (was Re: [Review needed] Fedora at the National Library of Technology)
Hello all,
To add my 2c worth, I don't particularily mind it's (sic) use when it
is quoting verbatim, and especially if Editors need to apply a
correction to the article. I do agree with Ben on the concern of
overuse.
Stephen
On Tue, 2020-02-18 at 11:06 -0500, Ben Cotton wrote:
On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 10:35 AM Gregory Lee Bartholomew <
gregory.lee.bartholomew(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Ben. I'm just looking for editing guidelines. I'll be sure
> to avoid
> using
> sic in articles that I edit for the magazine.
>
If you think it's appropriate, then by all means use it. It might be
good
for us to develop some consistent editorial practice for it. I'm not
going
to object if we decide that liberal usage is best.
My take, and I welcome disagreement, is that we should use it when
quotes
are significantly difficult to understand (counterpoint: we should
just not
use those quotes instead) or when they contain factual inaccuracies
(and
again, we should probably avoid those quotes or provide better
context for
them).
I understand the desire to accurately represent quotes while also
indicating to the reader that we are competent editors. If we were a
news
publication, then I'd be more inclined to use direct quotes with sic.
But
we're a volunteer magazine, and although we strive for (and IMO
achieve) a
respectable level of professionalism, our standards are naturally
going to
be different.
All of this is to say that I have reasons why I think we shouldn't
use it,
but I don't want to discourage discussion of the topic. This is a
collaborative effort, and everyone is welcome to tell me (and anyone
else)
when they disagree.
--
Ben Cotton
He / Him / His
Senior Program Manager, Fedora & CentOS Stream
Red Hat
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