Current debate I'm having at work regarding use of track changes:



I'm being asked to author a document, including formatting. My preference is to write the document and submit for review. Reviewer uses track changes to propose edits and sends back. I accept or reject and send to the final submitting party, i.e. a clean document with no track changes, no comments, etc.

The person that submits the document doesn't like this. He or she will sometimes provide a template. They are asking that I "author" and format the document in track changes, as well as the reviewer's comments being put in track changes. Every time it comes back around, there are more track changes. The submitting party wants to see every change in track changes so they can accept before submittal. Literally confuses me just trying to explain it. It's almost as if this person wants to be the author, reviewer, and submittal person, which makes sense because he or she likes to control ALL processes his/her way.

Just curious if anyone agrees with me and can provide insight into the process based on your own experiences.