Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 13:11:58 -0400 (EDT) From: dicconf <dicconf at radix.net> To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Subject: [WSFA] Re: getting it right On Fri, 24 Jun 2005, Ted White wrote: [after Dick Eney wrote:] >> >> Then Keith's problem doesn't make sense. There would be no reason not to >> contact one or more of the people involved to clear up the question. > > It's company policy that proofer/editors (and transcribers) do not contact > any of the parties; when a serious question or problem comes up, this is > handled by Production. But Keith didn't say that he, personally, couldn't contact the parties, but that they couldn't be contacted. Going through Production (or whatever Official Channels a particular organization uses) would still be "contacting them". Of course, Production may have decided that it wasn't important enough... -- Dick Eney OPERATION CRIFANAC PUBLICATIONS http://www.crifanac.net/Index.htm prozines and fanzines 'n' stuff