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Comment by smarx007

4 days ago

It is quite disheartening to see a comment about book indexes being downvoted. In professional publishing houses, indexing is a job done by a qualified indexer and is not as trivial as one may think [1]. Some rather important reading guides [2] recommend to judge a book by its Contents and Index, which are often overlooked in books that were not edited by professionals or were edited in haste.

[1]: https://abookindexer.com/why-use-a-qualified-indexer/

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Read_a_Book

It is quite disheartening to see a comment about farriers being downvoted. In professional blacksmith shops, horse shoeing is a job done by a qualified farrier and not as trivial as one may think.

  • Not quite. Not a big fan of analogies of questionable fit, but let's try:

    It is quite disheartening to see a comment about importance of horse shoes being downvoted. In professional blacksmith shops, horse shoeing is a job done by a qualified farrier and not as trivial as one may think. The importance of horseshoeing for horse wellbeing is also highlighted in certain key equestrian literature.