FS#28895 - {archweb} remove idiomatic expressions from homepage

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Mike Hasselbeck (sportscliche) - Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 18:26 GMT
Last edited by Dan McGee (toofishes) - Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 03:20 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Web Sites
Status Closed
Assigned To Dan McGee (toofishes)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

The introductory paragraph on archlinux.org contains colloquial expressions:

"Our strong community is diverse and helpful, and we pride ourselves on the range of skillsets and uses for Arch that stem from it. Please check out our forums and mailing lists to get your feet wet. Also glance through our wiki if you want to learn more about Arch."

Suggest changing this to something simpler for non-native English speakers, for example:

"We invite you to learn more about Arch on our Wiki. An active and helpful support community can be found on the Forums and mailing lists."
This task depends upon

Closed by  Dan McGee (toofishes)
Wednesday, 12 December 2012, 03:20 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Gaetan Bisson (vesath) - Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 22:45 GMT
As a non-native speaker, I strongly disbelieve that dumbing down our English is the way to go. We should not be limited in the use of whatever language we choose; there exist Arch Linux communities and websites in other languages for those who have problems with English.
Comment by Mike Hasselbeck (sportscliche) - Thursday, 15 March 2012, 18:47 GMT
I disagree. This has nothing to do with "dumbing down". It's entirely about about the best way to achieve effective communication. There are situations in which entertaining, colloquial English is appropriate and other situations in which simple, clear English is better. Introducing a Linux distribution to a world-wide audience would argue for the latter.
Comment by Gaetan Bisson (vesath) - Thursday, 15 March 2012, 22:15 GMT
Seriously? We're not selling anything here...

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