Anti-copy-editors

I found an interesting, and quite correct, rant against copy editors (I used to be one). I once did a similar rebuttal of Strunk and White's grammar standard Elements of Style, showing that every single "rule" in the book was incorrect. The funny thing is that although I do know the author of this piece is correct, I do still sometimes fall into the trap of thinking the things he complains about are "right" ... in the end, though, consistency in usage and clarity of communications are all that matter and are what copy editors should really get paid to enforce -- and the good ones do just that. Problem is, the good ones aren't paid enough to stick around.