This children is why we don't inject ourselves into features

It seems the issue is with the Company X/Company Z bit, which is actually kind of comical and Layden seems to make fun of.

 

Here's doogie planning his next post:

 

This is a very good story. (As the former Olympic editor as a Very Large Newspaper, I think I have the background to say that.)

It accomplishes exactly what it set out to do, to explain the photo finish question in plain English.

 

OK, I'll at least read the story before I shit on doogie. Back in a few.

 

Tim Layden has more Sports Illustrated cover stories than anyone the past five years.

I don't even know why I'm still processing how someone on a message board such as this one could say they've never heard of him.

Stay trollin'.

 

OK, my 2 cents, or whatever less it's worth: I agree with doogie in that the "I's" could have been avoided. That said, I'm of the opinion that didn't make him part of the story. And, I still liked the story very much.

The companies should have been named. Not naming them but saying, "If you Google this, you'll find the names" didn't make the story any better, which is what editing still is supposed to do, the current style of 99.9 percent of all Web sites notwithstanding.

And that's all I can see: Good story, behind-the-scenes look, lacked editing, still damn good. Good night.

 

Also ... this is a column. Folks may not like first person but it's surely a part of the rules of the game, especially in the capable hands of Tim Layden.

 

Say, how about some commas in that headline? Thanks. :-X

 

And this is one nice example of why blanket rules are never absolute. They're often good guidelines, but if you're good enough, you can work past them. The first word of this story is "I," and it's pretty excellent.

http://articles.latimes.com/1997-05-04/magazine/tm-55180_1_bob-satterfield

 

Huh? I saw all kinds of children in that feature. They are the exact reason why I will never inject myself into a feature.

 

Read it. liked it. Good story. why anyone would even take the time to start this thread to do anything except praise Tim Layden for giving us a good behind-the-scenes explanation for what happened I have no idea.

 

Largesse. Not largess.