My last post was about persnickety copy editors, dubbed assertionists. This xkcd cartoon beautifully conveys the problem with assertionists.
Maya Angelou once said that people will forget what you said or did, but they’ll remember how you made them feel.
Readers may forget your content, but they won’t forget how your use of language made them feel. Again I ask, If you’re not editing in service to readers, who are you editing for?