For this week's entry, I will be reviewing Testy Copy Editors. The site is the brainchild of Phil Blanchard, an editor at the Washington Post and former editor at the Chicago Sun-Times. It is a message board designed for copy editors to post rants about their jobs and the industry. It is best described in the site's sidebar, which quotes what other people have said about it. Some of my favorite quotes being:
"It reveals the backstage carping and vindictive emotions that roil the souls of those trapped at the copy desks."
"I'm totally obsessed with this site. It's like porn--if you get off on Scrabble."
"Nothing gets us hotter than reading bitchy discussion threads from over-exhausted copy editors endlessly debating the merits of 'theater' versus 'theatre.'"
The posts cover a bunch of topics. Some are about finding jobs and others point out mistakes in newspapers. One post bashed cheesy pun headlines and posted a link to this gem. There is also a "Nightmare Jobs of the Week" section, where people post links to "help-wanted ads from hell."
Test Copy Editors is the perfect sight for anyone looking to waste a good 20 to 30 minutes of their life.
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