Too many Stackers fall prey to this: assuming all readers know the "lingo". So here's a story about BDS. BDS this, BDS that. Problem is I've no idea what BDS is. Couldn't even work it out from context. Sheesh.
Melissa - you've definitely got a point. And I hope the writer gets it. The rules of writing specify that a writer should spell out the acronym before using it. For example: The Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement, otherwise known as (BDS). . . That said - you've also got a brain and fingers. You could do a little googling to clarify.
Was an editor for more years than I want to think about. SubStack was promoted to me as primarily for writers and aspiring writers, though it's clearly not only that. Still, I do believe writers need to understand -- and occasionally be reminded -- that their first concern needs to be to readers. Any writer who uses acronyms without clarifying their meanings the first time they're used is damaging the author-audience compact. This includes expecting audience to interrupt their reading, repeatedly, to look up the meaning of acronyms. GSYHIABOW.
Melissa - you're absolutely correct. My apologies the snarky comments at end of my reply. Too late now to delete. But - contributors who write articles on Substack are not necessarily primarily writers but are usually knowledgeable political activists who could probably use someone like you to edit their work.
P.S. It depends which group you are following. There's definitely a segment of Substackers who are doing creative writing. I am more into the political aspect of things.
For many, Israel’s mask had slipped long ago. But after October 7, its carefully curated image shattered for the world to see. No amount of Hasbara will ever conceal what the world has witnessed. The charm operations that once dazzled audiences — the tech success stories, the cultural showcases, the orchestrated PR campaigns, the “start-up nation” storytelling — collapse when set against the images of bombed neighborhoods and dead children.
Too many Stackers fall prey to this: assuming all readers know the "lingo". So here's a story about BDS. BDS this, BDS that. Problem is I've no idea what BDS is. Couldn't even work it out from context. Sheesh.
Melissa - you've definitely got a point. And I hope the writer gets it. The rules of writing specify that a writer should spell out the acronym before using it. For example: The Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement, otherwise known as (BDS). . . That said - you've also got a brain and fingers. You could do a little googling to clarify.
Was an editor for more years than I want to think about. SubStack was promoted to me as primarily for writers and aspiring writers, though it's clearly not only that. Still, I do believe writers need to understand -- and occasionally be reminded -- that their first concern needs to be to readers. Any writer who uses acronyms without clarifying their meanings the first time they're used is damaging the author-audience compact. This includes expecting audience to interrupt their reading, repeatedly, to look up the meaning of acronyms. GSYHIABOW.
Melissa - you're absolutely correct. My apologies the snarky comments at end of my reply. Too late now to delete. But - contributors who write articles on Substack are not necessarily primarily writers but are usually knowledgeable political activists who could probably use someone like you to edit their work.
P.S. It depends which group you are following. There's definitely a segment of Substackers who are doing creative writing. I am more into the political aspect of things.
For many, Israel’s mask had slipped long ago. But after October 7, its carefully curated image shattered for the world to see. No amount of Hasbara will ever conceal what the world has witnessed. The charm operations that once dazzled audiences — the tech success stories, the cultural showcases, the orchestrated PR campaigns, the “start-up nation” storytelling — collapse when set against the images of bombed neighborhoods and dead children.