User blog comment:EmpyrealInvective/So You Want to Make Valuable Edits?/@comment-5089983-20160528205025

I have a story that I wrote (drunk and all in one go) that wasn't too bad. It did need editing. However, because it dealt with a certain topic that is discussed a lot on the internet (the Pro Ana community) I didn't capitalise it when I wrote it. I did capitalise later on when someone edited and capitalised a few of them, but somebody else came along and decided to put every mention of the term Pro Ana in inverted commas. I've noticed this throughout the years on stories that I have revisited, certain terms being edited to include inverted commas. It's a name. I suggest that not all names need these inverted commas. It's not needed. You wouldn't say "McDonalds" every time when you mention the company, you wouldn't say that someone was called "Craig" every time his name was mentioned, even if you're using a pseudonym. 'Let's call him "Craig" to protect his identity' would suit a story, saying 'then "Craig" did this' every time he did anything would be bloated. At least, that's what I was taught in school.

I'm not moaning, I agree with everything that's been said here, I just wanted to add to it.