Academic Writing Skill

Use this skill when writing or editing academic content for software engineering and machine learning conferences.

Conservative Editing Philosophy

Principle: Minimal intervention. Only change what is actually problematic. The author's voice and intentional choices take precedence over style preferences.

Before making any change, ask:

1. Is this actually wrong, or just different from my preference?
2. Could this be an intentional stylistic choice?
3. Does this change improve clarity, or just impose a different style?

Preserve author intent:

• Keep word choices the author uses consistently (e.g., "merely", "significantly")
• Keep structural patterns the author has established
• Keep rhetorical devices like strategic repetition