Re:I'm a College Professor Who Faked Dissertation Data on th...
by mindcrime on Friday August 02, 2019 @01:48PM
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In fact, it felt like I was reading the work of someone who was not interested in writing whatsoever, which is funny considering that they are a professor at a liberal arts college.
Remember, you're not reading the words written by the original author... you're reading a (possibly heavily) edited version that reflects as much on the editor as the author. As the disclaimer at the bottom says The above has been edited and condensed for clarity.
FWIW, I've had a handful of articles published online (mainly at Infoworld) and I can attest that the editing process can, at times, be pretty severe in terms of how much the original text is altered.
Remember, you're not reading the words written by the original author... you're reading a (possibly heavily) edited version that reflects as much on the editor as the author. As the disclaimer at the bottom says The above has been edited and condensed for clarity.
FWIW, I've had a handful of articles published online (mainly at Infoworld) and I can attest that the editing process can, at times, be pretty severe in terms of how much the original text is altered.