You are right Bonnie. Every thing you said is right. I am not totally opposed to changing minor things. Headlines, grammar, that sort of stuff. But my point was that this editor, didn't seem to know where the line ends when it comes to making small edits so he kept changing stuff and changed the context or some other parts of the story lost their meanings as he deleted paragraphs.. In that case, Better safe than sorry I guess.

People especially other editors clearly feel strongly about my opinions and the way I expressed them. I surely would have waited a couple of days to cool down before I wrote the article but it was the whole point. Some part of me wanted to show him that I could deliver an impactful story if I wanted to. I wanted to show him that his edits not only spoilt my story's narrative, but they also did nothing to improve it's performance as he claimed it would. What angered me most is that he mentioned the edits in a note after he had finished publishing my article.

I respect the opinions of people that think I am being hysterical, childish or stupid. Mostly because they take it as a personal attack on them but also because they don't have a full context of what I am talking about. But the editor that did this knows. This article was also about him specifically.

With your years of editing, you know a lot more about this than me. I know that if you were in my shoes, you'd probably have acted differently. If this article offends and/or hurts you, I am very sorry . I still have to learn a lot about how to get my emotions in control and I am working on that.

But thanks for being respectful and offering me some constructive advice that I will use as I grow in this line of work.