Reading through Sokphan's post on the chapter readings reminded me of a recent practical application. I allowed each of our group members to review the first draft of my written contribution for the group project, of which I was overly proud. The 4th and final reviewer pointed out that my article was not the correct format, it was more a human interest piece or an anecdotal entertainment piece, not a feature article. They were correct of course, but my enthusiasm with the piece itself had clouded my judgement causing me to lose reader-centric focus. Don't get me wrong, I still like the story, it just wasn't the right story for this purpose. If my reviewer had not maintained their editing focus, including reviewing the story in comparison to the article's purpose, it would probably have been included in our final product, potentially jeopardizing the project grade for the entire team.
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