[thelist] Need some good usability feedback.
Paul Cowan
paul at wishlist.com.au
Wed Aug 15 18:26:08 CDT 2001
Ryan Finley [mailto:RyanF at SonicFoundry.com] wrote:
> I'm still confused over active vs. passive voice...
ERROR: Sentence uses passive voice. Consider rewriting in the active voice.
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Actually, I'm not sure that that's _really_ what most people would
consider "passive voice", but technically I guess it is. In active voice,
it would be "Active vs. passive voice still confuses me."
It all depends on how you interpret the words "confused over". If you
interpret it as a verb phrase -- an idiomatic way of saying "confused
by" -- then it is; if "confused" is being used as an adjective ("I am
confused; this is because ... "), then it isn't.
Anyway, that was about as screamingly off-topic as it gets, so:
<tip type="Professional image" author="Paul Cowan">
It may seem obvious, but remember that on the web, information is
king. This means that the only way you have to impress people is
the information you can provide -- and it is surprising how
much of a dent can be made in that impression by poor-quality
content. Spelling and grammar might not be important (or even
noticeable) to you, and to many other people also; but all it takes
is for one spelling or grammar mistake to "jar" with one reader, and
your site will suddely drop several notches in that reader's
estimation (albeit perhaps unconsciously). A small investment in
getting a professional to check your content will quickly pay off
for any commercial site.
</tip>
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