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Without a definition of what the author means by “polished”, this reads like a student who got a C on an assignment and isn’t happy about it. To be a better su
by Scubabear68 4y ago
Without a definition of what the author means by “polished”, this reads like a student who got a C on an assignment and isn’t happy about it.
To be a better submission, the author needs concrete examples that set the context for the reader and helps clue us in on what “good” and “polished” means.
Side note: In my experience, very often one person’s “polished” is another one’s “good”. This is often a key to detecting the quality of the author. For example, if you think of films or books, exceptional creators have made amazing works out of the most mundane topics (eg Office Space). Another way to put it: “Anything worth doing is worth doing well”.
- torben-friis 4y agoYou could say the text needs to be polished a bit.
- prepend 4y agoAnd that it’s not good yet. I seems like the author is proposing a continuum of: Not good enough -> good -> polished This article has not made it to the good stage because it doesn’t convey a point well.
- LightG 4y agoDepends. I recently got a request to 'polish' some work up. The definition involved making a document look 'professional' or 'corporate'. No update to the actual quality and clarity of the information. Complete waste of time and brain cycles. The request was from a venture cap (natch).
- mysterydip 4y agoI recall one time at the beginning of my career having some VP look at the project we were working on, and her only feedback was "make the box bluer."
- LightG 4y agoThat's one better than my personal best: 'change the green colour to yellow'.