Yes. Believe it or not, some people think that the beta's job is to correct their puntuation and pat them on the back for a job well done. Which is why I do so little beta-ing, now.
For me, the issue is not people refusing to acknowledge that they need a beta; the issue is trying to find one. I mean one that's competent and reliable. Unless you have a massive flist of experienced writers that you can draw on, you're out of luck.
I think that's the problem for so many of the youngsters and beginners out there - they simply don't have contact with people who would make appropriate betas. And when you're new (or fairly new) in a fandom, you don't want to pester the better-known writers.
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Yes. Believe it or not, some people think that the beta's job is to correct their puntuation and pat them on the back for a job well done. Which is why I do so little beta-ing, now.
For me, the issue is not people refusing to acknowledge that they need a beta; the issue is trying to find one. I mean one that's competent and reliable. Unless you have a massive flist of experienced writers that you can draw on, you're out of luck.
I think that's the problem for so many of the youngsters and beginners out there - they simply don't have contact with people who would make appropriate betas. And when you're new (or fairly new) in a fandom, you don't want to pester the better-known writers.