Hi, Jason, No, I hadn't seen the thread. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. Shortly after I posted my suggestion, I logged onto my account and felt heartened when I saw that the word "Editing" had been added again. Thanks for listening to the Community on this! ... View more

I would appreciate going back to the previous distinction between Editing and Writing. These professsions and tasks are not identical. I offer editing services--developmental editing for fiction and copyediting for both fiction and nonfiction. However, the recent elimination of "Editing" as a service has drastically reduced the number of potential clients for me. I haven't seen a request for a fiction manuscript editor in weeks; all the requests are focused on grant writing or technical writing. If clients don't have the option of editing, they will either force their request into a category that doesn't really fit their job or they will simply stop using Thumbtack. I have certainly come close to doing that myself. ... View more