[mabelkitty]

Actually, I can see this happening.
It was on a disk, and CC opened it, edited it, saved it, and closed it. It was replaced and the guy came back and was never the wiser.

The print shop may have sent it off to print and then had it delivered to desination. Nobody proofs these things. I know of a certain candy product that had the name of an ex-manager and a trashy word describing him listed in the ingredients. Not my work, but I know this stuff happens....

[ecurbh]

I know this stuff happens....

Indeed it does. I used to do editorial layout at a small-town newspaper, and would often get articles and photo layouts that had not yet been given a headline by the editor. So, I would enter a "filler" headline, which the editor would replace before sending off the print plant. One time, however, we ended up getting behind and the editor got in a hurry, and did not notice what I had put in. And neither did anyone at the print plant... until the papers had already been sent out for delivery. Here is what our customers found when they opened their paper (names hidden to protect the, um. guilty)...

Needless to say, there were some profuse apologies published in the next edition, and our process was improved.

[Arkinsaw]

but I know this stuff happens....

A few years ago in the sports section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette was the phrase "I like Big [breasts]".


(note: Bill was in Washington at the time)

[BulletBobCo]

desination. Nobody proofs these things.

:)

[ecurbh]

had it delivered to desination. Nobody proofs these things.

Always proofread to make sure you don't any words out! ;~D

[Wilhelm Tell]

I can imagine how something like this could be missed. I worked for about 10 years in the publishing business. Mistakes do happen, and if someone wants to sabotage something before it prints, it is possible. Normally, when I worked on something and walked away from my desk for a few minutes, I don't come back thinking that I have to look for signs that someone sabotaged my work while I was away. The original grapnic artist could have proofed the work, saved it, and then this "C.C." could have altered it without anyone noticing.

I am fairly surprised that no one caught the problem when the sabotaged ad was being printed. Still, it is possible that no one noticed it. One thing about the publishing and printing business, is that everything is always hurry, hurry, hurry! People are generally multi-tasking, having several "urgent" projects going on at once. It can be quite a treadmill.

I think just about every company has a policy to fire anyone caught sabotaging work. I would also think that there are civil and perhaps criminal penalties for someone sabotaging work -- C.C.'s exploit must have cost someone thousands of dollars, in addition to creating ill-will. This person does not sound like he is very bright -- sabotaging work and signing his initials! I have no doubt that if this person has legal problems because of his own actions, he will blame it all on a "Jewish conspiracy."