I am not sure why, but my biggest pet peeve when reading a lens is seeing a link in the introduction. Talk about a lens that screams "SELL!". Typos bother me too, but I know that occasionally I make them too (Hey! I'm a writer, NOT an editor :).
I really have trouble with lenses that have the modules arranged in a haphazard fashion. No logical style in the arrangement. Their bio at the beginning or middle of the lens, links that make no sense, and a guestbook any other place but very near the bottom of the lens.
I can't stand it when lensmasters overwork the lens with css and html to the point where it takes over and detracts from the actual content. CSS should be used to enhance the content and to direct the attention to the important parts.
I hate lenses that don't have anything written by the lensmaster! That means module after module of Amazon, or Zazzle or whatever products with no comments by the lensmaster on why I might want to buy anything listed there. And the only module with text is a Wikipedia one!
Of course I also stop reading lenses at the other extreme - lines and lines of text all in one module with nothing to break it up!
Typso are mi pet peaves ;) Not the occasional ones but those where the Lensmaster clearly has not re-read their lens.
But the very specific typo that really gets me going is the misuse of the apostrophe, particularly with regard to "decades". For example as in "The 60's".
"The 60s" is a plural - no apostrophe required.
Whereas "60's music" DOES require an apostrophe, because in this case 60's is a possesive noun - we are talking about music that belongs to The 60s.
This is just what I was going to say. When I read your lens I want to hear something from YOU. If the lens looks like nothing but a Google search, I can do that by myself.
I am not sure why, but my biggest pet peeve when reading a lens is seeing a link in the introduction. Talk about a lens that screams "SELL!". Typos bother me too, but I know that occasionally I make them too (Hey! I'm a writer, NOT an editor :).
ReplyDeleteI really have trouble with lenses that have the modules arranged in a haphazard fashion. No logical style in the arrangement. Their bio at the beginning or middle of the lens, links that make no sense, and a guestbook any other place but very near the bottom of the lens.
ReplyDeleteI can't stand it when lensmasters overwork the lens with css and html to the point where it takes over and detracts from the actual content. CSS should be used to enhance the content and to direct the attention to the important parts.
ReplyDeleteI hate lenses that don't have anything written by the lensmaster! That means module after module of Amazon, or Zazzle or whatever products with no comments by the lensmaster on why I might want to buy anything listed there. And the only module with text is a Wikipedia one!
ReplyDeleteOf course I also stop reading lenses at the other extreme - lines and lines of text all in one module with nothing to break it up!
Lenses about someone's pet peeve me.
ReplyDeleteTypso are mi pet peaves ;) Not the occasional ones but those where the Lensmaster clearly has not re-read their lens.
ReplyDeleteBut the very specific typo that really gets me going is the misuse of the apostrophe, particularly with regard to "decades". For example as in "The 60's".
"The 60s" is a plural - no apostrophe required.
Whereas "60's music" DOES require an apostrophe, because in this case 60's is a possesive noun - we are talking about music that belongs to The 60s.
OK rant over!
Oops - that last rant about apostrophes was mine - had problems logging in (again)
ReplyDeleteThis is just what I was going to say. When I read your lens I want to hear something from YOU. If the lens looks like nothing but a Google search, I can do that by myself.
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