On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Donald Whytock <dwhyt...@apache.org> wrote: > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 5:59 PM, janI <j...@apache.org> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> A while ago we discussed to get more bloggers. >> >> Since I have 1 years birthday in a couple of days, I have made a blog. >> >> I am not a native speaker, so I assume there are some mistakes in there, >> feel free to correct them. >> >> But more importantly, is this a post we as community would like to make >> public ? >> >> >> https://blogs.apache.org/preview/OOo/?previewEntry=developer_in_aoo_1year_celebration >> >> Please be gentle this is my first blog. >> >> rgds >> jan I. >> > > Sometimes, when I'm proofing material from an EFL speaker, I find myself > inclined to not try to fix certain things because they look naturally > authentic and sincere. Excessive proofing runs the risk of editing out > some of the raw passion and enthusiasm being expressed. Especially in > cases like this, where passion and enthusiasm are sort of the point of the > blog post. >
+1. A personal-perspective post should not read like a marketing brochure. I thought the post was great. I'd recommend only simple corrections, e.g., standardize capitalization. I think personal posts are enhanced with a photograph, if Jan has a suitable one. But it is fine either way. Regards, -Rob > But I can give it a shot, if you like...? > > Don --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
