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 * Make your summaries present tense
  * Good: The author states
  * Bad: The author stated

Summaries for the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter are typically 1-4 sentences each, exceptions being major news in the General Community News section.

In writing your summaries, please remember follow these content guidelines:

  • Make your summaries present tense
    • Good: The author states
    • Bad: The author stated
  • Do not editorialize
    • Good:
      • John Smith of News Site proclaims "the new release of Ubuntu is great!"
      • This article explains...
    • Bad:
      • The new release of Ubuntu is great!
      • This great article explains...

  • Do not add facts that are not part of the article
    • You may know that Mark Shuttleworth founded Ubuntu, but if it's not mentioned in the article, don't mention it

UbuntuWeeklyNewsletter/StyleGuidelines (last edited 2019-01-13 02:34:33 by wildmanne39)