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I would think present tense, but I hesitate to make even that much of a change to other people's posts, I'm only doing basic spell/grammar correction, and little enough of that -[[User:Ambeco|Ambeco]] 22:30, 21 September 2006 (CEST) | I would think present tense, but I hesitate to make even that much of a change to other people's posts, I'm only doing basic spell/grammar correction, and little enough of that -[[User:Ambeco|Ambeco]] 22:30, 21 September 2006 (CEST) | ||
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| + | :Well, since the grammar and writing style is so uneven, I am freely editing. I'm fixing poor word choice when I find it and generally trying to synthesize and improve the submitted text. I think as long as we keep within their intended meaning, editing to improve the clarity and flow is an improvement. My recollection is that almost all fiction is written in past tense, as in how you would tell a story. It's fine if they write it in present tense, as it '''happens''', but right now, it's a mix of past and present tenses, which is harder to understand. So, I'm going to convert to past tense as I go. --[[User:Habap|Habap]] 22:55, 21 September 2006 (CEST) | ||
Latest revision as of 22:55, 21 September 2006
Tense
Should all of the posts be in present or past tense? Right now, we have a mix, even within posts. --Habap 23:26, 20 September 2006 (CEST)
I would think present tense, but I hesitate to make even that much of a change to other people's posts, I'm only doing basic spell/grammar correction, and little enough of that -Ambeco 22:30, 21 September 2006 (CEST)
- Well, since the grammar and writing style is so uneven, I am freely editing. I'm fixing poor word choice when I find it and generally trying to synthesize and improve the submitted text. I think as long as we keep within their intended meaning, editing to improve the clarity and flow is an improvement. My recollection is that almost all fiction is written in past tense, as in how you would tell a story. It's fine if they write it in present tense, as it happens, but right now, it's a mix of past and present tenses, which is harder to understand. So, I'm going to convert to past tense as I go. --Habap 22:55, 21 September 2006 (CEST)
