Content-farm freelancers are driven to publish as often as possible, which means they're eternally scrambling for new topics. A time-honored solution to having nothing to write about is to simply reword text you already have lying around the house. That's exactly what Seekyt.com contributor tracyann did in her article "Your Safety Come [sic] First When Using A Ladder"¹: she just attempted to reword the safety warning printed on the side of her new ladder! What a concept!In the real world, rewording existing content is fraught with peril, and the less familiarity you have with the topic the more perilous. Ms tracyann, who probably uses a ladder once every ten years or so, found herself in hot water a couple of times; the most hilarious of which is this choice bit of advice:
"Always insure that the working length of the ladder will reach the support height required. It should be lashed or otherwise secured at the top to prevent slipping and should extend at least 3' above a roof or other elevated platform. Never stand on the top of the rungs."Now wait a minute: doesn't the original say "Never stand on the top two rungs of a stepladder" or something similar? Tell us, oh Great Dumbass, how are we supposed to climb my ladder without standing on the "top of the rungs"? For her crappy cut-reword-paste job, tracyann earns today's Dumbass of the Day. We just hope she doesn't need to use a ladder to mount it on her trophy wall...
NB: For those who would like to see the original advice, you can find a version from the home page of any ladder manufacturer; The Werner Ladder Company, for instance...
¹ The post has been deleted, but you can still see it using archive.org's Wayback machine. Its URL was www.seekyt.com/your-safety-come-first-when-using-a-ladder/
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