I would caution against taking the annecdote as advice per se. It's an example (or two) of an editorial attitude that I think is not uncommon in the field -- but editors do vary, and some perfectly good editors may not have the same qualms or the same sense of professional etiquette.
It is, otoh, one of many factors, and were I now faced with something like my first rejection, I would query the editor in question without hesitation.
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Date: 2004-08-10 08:49 pm (UTC)I would caution against taking the annecdote as advice per se. It's an example (or two) of an editorial attitude that I think is not uncommon in the field -- but editors do vary, and some perfectly good editors may not have the same qualms or the same sense of professional etiquette.
It is, otoh, one of many factors, and were I now faced with something like my first rejection, I would query the editor in question without hesitation.