Even with the aide of a dictionary, a thesaurus, a stylebook, and a writer's handbook, the editor still partakes a grueling experience with grammar, syntax and mechanics. Nevertheless, he is still an editor, not a faultfinder, neither a grammarian nor a syntax-expert, or even a mechanics virtuoso. Often times, he only puts himself in the writer's mind set to comprehend the latter's style and mood. He must, however, experience similar emotional state with the same intensity resonant to the author's when the other wrote the said article. This needs more than creativity on the editor's part. It requires wider sense of imagination. Moreover, the editor fears that by doing the contrary, he might create a different piece far from the submitted one. If this results, he becomes a second fiddle editor but may be the best ever revisionist.
With a dummy, he lays out the paper and decides whether which articles are worth publishing. The verdict is given by him with his associates and section editors as members of the jury. They can impose a death penalty, yet they can be generous to award a life sentence [pun intended].
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