[documentation-guide] Fix passive voice and explain L10N acronym

Jared Smith jsmith at fedoraproject.org
Wed Mar 26 18:58:05 UTC 2014


commit 81f993b6e23782bcda1f71789767376825c88e9b
Author: Jared K. Smith <jaredsmith at jaredsmith.net>
Date:   Wed Mar 26 14:57:40 2014 -0400

    Fix passive voice and explain L10N acronym

 en-US/community.xml |    4 ++--
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/community.xml b/en-US/community.xml
index 86f7903..0931a03 100644
--- a/en-US/community.xml
+++ b/en-US/community.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       <listitem>
         <formalpara><title>Proofreading</title>
           <para>
-            Tasks like proofreading documentation can be done by anyone.  Feedback from readers is encouraged, and helps the writers identify confusing or inaccurate content. Reporting content that you have trouble understanding or instructions that don't work as expected helps writers improve their work.
+            Proofreading is a task that can be be done by almost anyone.  We strong encourage feedback from readers, as this helps the authors identify confusing or inaccurate content. Reporting content that you have trouble understanding or instructions that don't work as expected helps writers improve their work.
           </para>
         </formalpara>
       </listitem>
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       <listitem>
         <formalpara><title>Translating</title>
           <para>
-            The <ulink url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N">Fedora Localization Project</ulink> translates Fedora's documentation and some software. <acronym>L10n</acronym> is a separate group within Fedora that often works closely with the Docs Project.
+            The <ulink url="https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/L10N">Fedora Localization Project</ulink> translates Fedora's documentation and some software. Localization (often abbreviated as <acronym>L10N</acronym>, where the <literal>10</literal> represents the number of letters between <literal>L</literal> and <literal>N</literal> in the word in English) is a separate group within Fedora that often works closely with the Docs Project.
           </para>
         </formalpara>
       </listitem>


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