I've watched one of my best friends spend 6 hours readjusting small bits of paper in a giant photo collage. Working from top to bottom then back over the whole thing for another pass. Flipping thru stacks of photos and trying different ones, then finally actually pinning it all down with cement in one pass, making final twiddles as he went.

Then I watched him write the text for the article that would accompany that item, written in one pass, no checking, no going to the dictionary for words he couldn't spell, bad grammar, etc.

I got yelled at, not just "Hey" but a five minute lecture, for asking about the placement of one picture. Then he asked me later for hepl proofing the text.

So no, not everyone is like that. =) I am tho, the way I code is the way I write and the way I live.

UPDATE Got called out on my typo in the line about helping my friend with proof-reading. ouch: 

 xxx says No, look at the
spelling.. I just thought it
was funny you mispelled
help when saying someone
asked you for help in
proofing text :)
 and all is quiet...
you said "doh, well that is
sad, isn't it? Guess my get
the big points in and deal
with the details later
approach burned me huh?
=)" to xxx

ouch ouch ouch. =)

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