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Originally Posted by Sil_liS
You don't quite understand my point. Since you are there, ready to do this for them, the authors pay less attention than they normally would.
And they never learn. It is like having training wheels on a bike: to be able to say that you are cycling, you shouldn't be needing them.
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One important factor you're leaving out is the author's own development. Good editors help authors develop by showing them what to look for. It's common for authors to receive less and less editing as their career progresses (whether it's always for the best is up for debate but that's another issue).
The author won't get better if they can't see their mistakes - it's like learning anything - you can't get better until you learn how to recognize mistakes, and at least at first someone's going to have to point them out to you.
There are reasons why many writers have credited editors as being invaluable in their professional development.