Because they're small-minded people who would rather continue to bitch about the name change that happened 20 years ago than contribute positively to an organization that's presided over by a woman.knuxie wrote:An olive leaf has been thrust out by the new prez (see other thread). Why are we still posting here (as if behind her back)?
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I don't know why I'm compelled to re-state this; most likely the combination of a little spare time and overeducation.
Until the ITEA Journal fixes its copy-editing and layout issues, it will continue to be a professional embarrassment. These problems are going to continue to be rampant because the overwhelming majority of contributing authors are not professional writers and likely do not realize that their copy is riddled with errors that make up the bread and butter of elementary school teachers' red pens.
For this reason, the Journal needs a competent editor with the skill set needed to rectify this trend. Prof. Pierce is a stellar performer, teacher, and ambassador of all things tuba and euphonium, but I feel confident stating that he does not have the publication management and design skill set required to handle the preexisting problems with the Journal. Furthermore, I have no doubt that his schedule of performing, teaching, and representing all things tuba and euphonium is a demanding, more-than-full-time commitment, leaving precious little time for Journal upkeep or developing the requisite skills to improve our publication.
Until the ITEA Journal fixes its copy-editing and layout issues, it will continue to be a professional embarrassment. These problems are going to continue to be rampant because the overwhelming majority of contributing authors are not professional writers and likely do not realize that their copy is riddled with errors that make up the bread and butter of elementary school teachers' red pens.
For this reason, the Journal needs a competent editor with the skill set needed to rectify this trend. Prof. Pierce is a stellar performer, teacher, and ambassador of all things tuba and euphonium, but I feel confident stating that he does not have the publication management and design skill set required to handle the preexisting problems with the Journal. Furthermore, I have no doubt that his schedule of performing, teaching, and representing all things tuba and euphonium is a demanding, more-than-full-time commitment, leaving precious little time for Journal upkeep or developing the requisite skills to improve our publication.
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I do, I did, and my services were politely declined. For this reason, I am particularly wary of anyone wearing their ITEA hat (no matter how much I admire them in real life) making claims that new participants are welcome or that any of the business-as-usual by academic good ol' boys railed against in this thread has ended.knuxie wrote:Not having delved into Dr. Pierce's journalistic background, I still am left to wonder if Dr. Pierce accepted the job of editor because no one else did...
Biggs, you talk like you know of this copy-editing thing. Why not offer your services? I'll go out on a limb and guess Dr. Pierce would more than happily let you take over the job.
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For someone who only has a few dozen post on Tubenet, a surprisingly large percentage of them are aimed a insulting other members.mclaugh wrote:Because they're small-minded people who would rather continue to bitch about the name change that happened 20 years ago than contribute positively to an organization that's presided over by a woman.