Comments on: To Err (Worldwide On the Web) is Human; to Correct, Problematic http://magpub.com/to-err-worldwide-on-the-web-is-human-to-correct-problematic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=to-err-worldwide-on-the-web-is-human-to-correct-problematic For the Knowledgeable Reader Thu, 03 May 2012 04:15:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kristen King http://magpub.com/to-err-worldwide-on-the-web-is-human-to-correct-problematic/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Kristen King Mon, 19 May 2008 13:08:39 +0000 http://theeditorialadvantage.com/?p=217#comment-68 I got to deal with this issue firsthand when a reader asked a clarifying question about a blog post I authored, and I realized that the confusion was the result of an error on my part. Here's the correction: http://tinyurl.com/42aofh Here's how I noted it in the original post: http://tinyurl.com/524hby Important points - I described the error and the correct information. - I linked the correction to the original post. - I linked the original post to the correction prominently. I don't have a formal corrections policy on that site, but this is how I intend to handle all corrections because it covers all bases. I will be creating a corrections policy and including a link to it in the site sidebar. Regarding other types of errors, like "wtih" instead of "with" or other issues that don't materially affect the information being provided, well, typos happen, and I think just fixing them without fanfare is fine. Factual errors, though, definitely need acknowledgment, and, in some cases, an apology. Your mileage may vary. I got to deal with this issue firsthand when a reader asked a clarifying question about a blog post I authored, and I realized that the confusion was the result of an error on my part.

Here’s the correction: http://tinyurl.com/42aofh
Here’s how I noted it in the original post: http://tinyurl.com/524hby

Important points
- I described the error and the correct information.
- I linked the correction to the original post.
- I linked the original post to the correction prominently.

I don’t have a formal corrections policy on that site, but this is how I intend to handle all corrections because it covers all bases. I will be creating a corrections policy and including a link to it in the site sidebar.

Regarding other types of errors, like “wtih” instead of “with” or other issues that don’t materially affect the information being provided, well, typos happen, and I think just fixing them without fanfare is fine. Factual errors, though, definitely need acknowledgment, and, in some cases, an apology.

Your mileage may vary.

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