It's so weird to me that authors get all whiny with the AMA.
You're a bloody puppet! You're a wee little puppet man!
Spike ,'Smile Time'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Burrell - Jan 20, 2016 9:32:51 am PST #13776 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Tom Scola - Jan 20, 2016 9:35:47 am PST #13777 of 30003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
This is a purely stylistic change. Leave my original wording.
Yeah, it's not like the AMA has a style manual or anything.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2016 9:35:52 am PST #13778 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Right? I know this sounds very "Do you KNOW who *I* AM???" but...*does* the author know who we are? Our journals are rather highly regarded in the field of medicine. If you want to be published in our journal, cut the petulant bullshit and just answer the questions. Why in the hell does she think we asked them? Just for shits and giggles? Like, we don't *actually* care about the answers; we just want to see if we can make you answer the questions.
WE NEED THE DATA. Stop the diva shit and cough it up.
Dana - Jan 20, 2016 9:36:44 am PST #13779 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
for example, we do not say "utilize"
Because it's a stupid word and people don't know how to use it. So bless you.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2016 9:38:04 am PST #13780 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
This is a purely stylistic change. Leave my original wording.
Yeah, it's not like the AMA has a style manual or anything.
Man, they don't give 2 shits about our style manual. They are THE WORST.
I'm obviously not reverting any of the wording back to her original wording because I want to see her have an aneurysm when she gets the page proof. She can fuck right off.
I'm actually shaking from rage on this one. I think I need to maybe eat something else (I did have lunch) and exercise a little to burn off the raaaaaaaaaaaage before I try to do any more author returns, because they might make my head go all Scanners.
Dana - Jan 20, 2016 9:40:53 am PST #13781 of 30003
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Also, on the topic of your father, my husband and mother decided to team up on me yesterday. "You should go to a cardiologist and get your heart defect checked."
And I'm like "....because I haven't spend 20 years managing it on my own? And the last report was that it was minuscule and would never cause a problem? And because I put it on every medical history form I ever fill out?"
There's plenty of health-related stuff they could give me crap about. This one, I have covered.
Sparky1 - Jan 20, 2016 9:42:23 am PST #13782 of 30003
Librarian Warlord
This reminds me of when my sister was at Legal Seafood in Boston, waiting for a table, and some guy started getting huffy and raised his voice to say, "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?" (wait for it) "I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION." Awesome.
Steph L. - Jan 20, 2016 9:46:24 am PST #13783 of 30003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I don't know what to eat for raaaaaaaage. Protein? Maybe a banana?
I'll try a banana and cottage cheese. Sheesh.
FB informs me that Mercury is retrograde, and apparently that causes all kinds of communication problems. I don't know that I believe it...except Jesus, this week is BONKERS. So maybe.
sarameg - Jan 20, 2016 9:46:33 am PST #13784 of 30003
[link] AHHHHHHHHHHHH I DON'T WANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Connie Neil - Jan 20, 2016 9:46:42 am PST #13785 of 30003
brillig
"Puny editor, don't you know who I am? I'm an author who got an article accepted by the AMA! I'm obviously a great writer!"
"Stupid writer, don't you know who I am? I'm an editor who passes judgement on the authors who get accepted by the AMA! Shut your pie hole and give me what I want!"