[documentation] Re: Drupal Newsletter for April 2006 - draft

[Jason Flatt]

Did I miss something?  I'm not seeing the document that's supposed to have the 
changes in it.  Is it somewhere else and I missed the pointer?  It wasn't 
attached to Robin's note, and I never got Scott's (I even checked the trash, 
in case I accidentally deleted it).

On Friday 14 April 2006 04:22 am, Robin Monks wrote:
> Thanks for all your hard work!
>
> Translators, please merge in some/all of these changes into your
> translations as you deem necessary.
>
> I'll try to make a second draft today.
>
> Robin
>
> On 4/13/06, Syscrusher <syscrusher at 4th.com> wrote:
> > On Thursday 13 April 2006 15:12, Robin Monks wrote:
> > > Please include the lists as those working on the translations will need
> >
> > to
> >
> > > see the changes as well.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Robin
> >
> > Here are the results of my editing pass through the newsletter, posted to
> > the lists per your request. These files include a slightly modified
> > version
> > of Karoly Negyesi's editing. As is so often the case with proofreading,
> > many
> > decisions come down to a matter of the writer's style, with more than one
> > wording or punctuation choice being correct. In this case, I allowed a
> > few minor technicalities to remain uncorrected because correcting them
> > would have,
> > in my opinion, compromised an informal and conversational tone intended
> > by the author. Any reader of literary classics understands that sometimes
> > purity of grammar is not the only measure of good writing! There were
> > also a few places where I added or changed a word or two in the interest
> > of clarity, particularly where the word originally used had more than one
> > possible meaning in that context.
> >
> > I apologize that I could not do as careful a job today as I might usually
> > prefer, owing to the fact that I have a (work-related, non-Drupal)
> > software
> > release for a customer due to be in RC status tonight -- and they changed
> > the spec on me *twice* already today.
> >
> > The file is in ODT and XHTML formats from OpenOffice. I created this
> > edited
> > version with change tracking enabled for your convenience. I offer these
> > changes as suggestions, and will not be offended if some or all of them
> > are
> > rejected by the editor, who is ultimately the decision-maker.
> >
> > Overall, the newsletter was a very enjoyable read, and I thank those who
> > worked to produce it!
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Scott

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