Steph, very good and very clear. Just one quibble with the phrase "free labor" in the 4th paragraph. My original thought on reading that phrase was that all volunteer work is free labor, and it doesn't explain your concern.

You might want to consider something stronger (maybe "punching bag"?) that conveys your feeling of being put down.

What Fred Pete said. I'd also bump up the "disrespect" angle.

You might want to consider something stronger (maybe "punching bag"?) that conveys your feeling of being put down.

Also, you should insult the president's fashion sense.

I think you spend more time than needed defending your actions, which don't need defense.

It's just -- I'm so insulted that he thinks I'm overstepping my role by editing crap writing. I truly think that he thinks an editor just runs spellcheck.

I would take this out:

I am cc-ing the Board as well as the PR committee, so that everything is very clear to everyone.

or reword it to something like "In light of the communications issues that this committee has suffered, I am copying the Board and the PR committee to ensure that there are no misunderstandings."

and would edit the following thusly:

I am not resigning because some people didn't prefer my newsletter design I was asked to redesign the newsletter that was submitted . I AM resigning because the newsletter problems are just the most recent example in a long line of problems that repeat themselves over and over. of consistent communication and leadership problems that have continued to be repeated.

Just a suggestion. Won't hurt my feelings none if you don't take them. because a REAL writer knows how to take criticism.

t's just -- I'm so insulted that he thinks I'm overstepping my role by editing crap writing. I truly think that he thinks an editor just runs spellcheck

I know. But you want it to be less about you, more about the problems within the group

maybe something like

editing is more than running spellcheck. It invloves grammer, bahblahblah. proffessional knowledge and pride makes it impossible for me to do a job that a buttmonkey could do.

eta: of course, in your words, without scarmbling all the letters around.

editing is more than running spellcheck. It invloves grammer, bahblahblah. proffessional knowledge and pride makes it impossible for me to do a job that a buttmonkey could do.

This is my new favorite job description ever.

t waves

Why is it Monday? Why am I not allowed nap-time during the day? These are the questions that haunt me.

I think I'll incorporate both Vortex's suggested changes AND Beth's suggestion of the use of "buttmonkey."

editing is more than running spellcheck. It invloves grammer, bahblahblah. proffessional knowledge and pride makes it impossible for me to do a job that a buttmonkey could do.

"When I became an editor, I swore an oath to uphold certain standards of editing....."

"When I became an editor, I swore an oath to uphold certain standards of editing....."

on the OED? (I joke because the French Honor Society swore their oath on a Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary.)