*Sorry I'm posting this again. The last mail was not sent to the mailing list but to @Kerasen.*
On 1 February 2016 at 10:54, Miles <msdomdon...@ubuntu.com> wrote: > Nice blog Tosin > Now just to get everyone to spread the word > best regards > Miles > @Miles, Thank you. Following your comment on IRC, I have corrected the point about the community not being officially recognized in the article. Also, I think we should discourage top-posting in here, so that new members learn to follow proper mailing list etiquettes. On 2 February 2016 at 08:42, Kerasen Naidoo <kera...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Hi Tosin, > > Great blog. Just a suggestion though, I would suggest editing it such that > it is neutral to all groups of users when speaking about new > users/individuals joining. I know its a very minor issue but some people > get pretty peeved about not being politically correct and some users may > take it personally and feel excluded or will not join for that very reason. > > Eg. So if a user comes in late, that's the first thing he'd be expected > to do. > > Suggestion: I would change "he'd be" to maybe "they would be" (I am not an > English expert so not sure if that is correct but it sounds more neutral in > my opinion and all genders will feel welcome) > > This is only a suggestion just to avoid excluding any specific group of > users. (I reiterate I am not an English language expert/professor so if you > find the correct terminology then feel free to use that) > > Other than the above I would not mind sharing your blog on social media. > > Thanks. > @Kerasen, Thank you for pointing that out. Your correction has been taken and I have acted accordingly. Thank you (in advance if you haven't) for sharing the post.
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