Originally Posted by
Markie
I think the comes down to the character of the person. If they are happy with doing a bad job, I am not sure they'd do a good job if they were paid a fortune. I know volunteers who spend hours doing the very best job they can - being trained, at their own expense. And that's not just on FT.
I have no doubt you sincerely hold your views, but they denigrate the work of all volunteers as being second class and that I cannot agree with.
Your post illustrates my point. You are well-educated and articulate yet you made two (minor) grammatical errors in it.
You are not alone. I am a professional writer and my posts are full of such errors and tons of typos.
I suspect that when you write for business purposes there are no such mistakes. I know that I not only use spell check but I also run my words through Word to see if it has any problem with my grammar.
(I also wait an hour before submitting any work so as to allow myself to proof it with fresh eyes,)
We take this extra care because we are being paid to produce the most professional work in all aspects. When we come to FT (or do any other kind of unpaid writing) we are nowhere near as careful.