On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Jeremy C. Reed wrote:
Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:14:06 -0800 (PST) From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@...378...> To: Jon Phillips <jon@...235...> Cc: Inkscape ML inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] please read the PR and edit/update
On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Jon Phillips wrote:
Okay...I took my 2nd round attack on the PR. I'm trying to make them more like professional PR, in the 3rd person, with standard form, and copying from Apple and others. Please have a look over for accuracy and style:
Instead of sharing comments, it will be quicker to write:
February 9, 2005 UTC -- The Inkscape developers announced today the 0.41 release of the Inkscape, a cross-platform open source vector graphics (SVG) drawing tool. This update focuses on bug fixes, stability, color bitmap-to-vector tracing capabilities, internationalization, translation refinements, pattern tiling, and improved Windows support.
A couple comments:
don't repeat yourself over and over again in a news release.
attribute all superlatives to someone (and give them a title too).
This is really important. Users get especially annoyed if you tell them your program is the greatest thing since sliced bread and they go on to find a problem, any problem with it. Manage expectations, let users make up their own minds how good they think it is.
- Alan H.