On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote:
> 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 > > This is an excellent blog post. I agree that only a very few changes are needed for clarity. The "imperfections" are minor and make it authentic.
