MAL Rewrite: Calling all grammar gurus and proofreading pros!

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For those who will not bother reading the OP:


P.S. The first image is taken from Aiyou de Mishi.

Was going to apply for an Editor position but stopped when I saw you have to write a synopsis still, even if you’re not applying to be a writer. I don’t consider myself to be a good writer, hence applying for editor. Seems like the editor test should instead be editing a passage with errors?

Was going to apply for an Editor position but stopped when I saw you have to write a synopsis still, even if you’re not applying to be a writer. I don’t consider myself to be a good writer, hence applying for editor. Seems like the editor test should instead be editing a passage with errors?

I don't really have time for it (I could do like, one a week at most) but I do love editing, so I'm just going to put it here instead of wasting time with an application. The Death Note one is super frustrating to edit with the condition that you should rewrite as little as possible. I still ended up rewriting parts and it took everything I have not to change 2/3 of it even more. I also spent like five minutes deciding if I wanted to lessen the risk of a runon sentence at the start or not because the pacing feels off. Now I feel like I should have.

Yagami Raito isn't a fan of the world. He does his best in school and is an honor student, placing first on the national mock exam, but, whether they be his apathetic and self-centered schoolmates or the vicious criminals on the news, considers most others to be the dregs of society.

After obtaining a notebook - the Death Note - which states that writing a person's name within will lead to their death, Raito's initial skepticism is overwhelmed by his curiosity; he tests it on a man holding a school hostage on televsion. Almost immediately after entering his name into the notebook, the man dies of a heart attack.

Having long dreamt of obtaining such power, Raito enacts a plan to kill all he deems unworthy of living. The unexplained deaths soon attract international attention, leading to the mysterious detective L joining the investigation. Raito's battle of wits begins, with the entire world at stake.

Edit: I'm realizing now that somebody could just copy this into an app, but they could also just use chat-gpt... so, whatever. It's not the SATs.

@Antosino The editor application never says "that you should rewrite as little as possible." I assume you are referring to "You are being asked to edit—not to paraphrase. In other words, do not merely write a synopsis for Death Note or Naruto in your own words. Try to honor the writer's original intent." The purpose of this line is, at it says, to ensure the applicant doesn't just ignore the editing text and write their own synopsis for the shows in question. While much of the language in the editing text needs significant changes—and some needs to be cut altogether—the overall structure of the synopses is workable, and the final edit should largely resemble the originally assigned text.

@Mythologically Is is alright that I rewrote a lot of the Death Note synopsis, but kept to the original message as much as possible? In fact it was pretty much 1:1 but I just wrote it (in my opinion) more clearly. Anyways, whether I make it or not, thanks for the opportunity.

@StateofOhayo Hard to know without seeing it, but what you're describing doesn't sound like it would necessarily be a problem. If you submitted an app, you'll hear with feedback in a few days.

Same here


IMHO the Editor position should be split into "Editor and Writer" and "Editor only" because these two require different skills, and someone may be good at proofreading without being a good writer.

@ThisIsNotATest
Agreed. Part of me wanted to be an editor, but I don't really fancy writing.

@Fleeting_Dream
@ThisIsNotATest
If you want to edit, I really recommend applying despite the writing test. It's not like you'll ever have to write a synopsis for the club if you don't want to, and I got in despite my writing being pretty bland. You can even look at it as an additional grammar test if you want to.

@iShipMyFriends
Gave it a shot, but got declined, que sera sera ig.

If the source is MAL News, does that mean a MAL poster is writing the description, or did it come elsewhere?

Mahoutsukai ni Narenakatta Onnanoko no Hanashi



I'm hoping the other Fall anime aren't like this...

@GakutoDeathGlare
I have no idea what guidelines MAL News has for synopses, but I can assure you this has nothing to do with Rewrite. Rewrite synopses will pretty much always be based on the first three episodes of a show, so writers shouldn't even be writing the first version before the third episode has aired. How quickly it's uploaded after that depends on the editing process, but you won't be seeing a proper synopsis before a bit into the actual show. This is getting replaced as long as someone wants to claim it.

That said, if you notice a problem with anything that has the "Written by MAL Rewrite" signature, please reach out so it can be fixed!

@iShipMyFriends Ah, OK, thanks for the reply. I thought it would be the case, but wasn't sure where to post.