Josh Soref <jsoref@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > Linus Arver wrote: >> FWIW we already have some guidelines about what is acceptable for doc >> patches in SubmittingPatches: >> >> We currently have a liberal mixture of US and UK English norms for >> spelling and grammar, which is somewhat unfortunate. A huge patch that >> touches the files all over the place only to correct the inconsistency >> is not welcome, though. Potential clashes with other changes that can >> result from such a patch are not worth it. We prefer to gradually >> reconcile the inconsistencies in favor of US English, with small and >> easily digestible patches, as a side effect of doing some other real >> work in the vicinity (e.g. rewriting a paragraph for clarity, while >> turning en_UK spelling to en_US). Obvious typographical fixes are much >> more welcomed ("teh -> "the"), preferably submitted as independent >> patches separate from other documentation changes. >> >> and both the 2-space vs 1-space and comma changes seem to fall into the >> "not welcome" category. > > Ok, then, I think at this point I'll abandon this PR. > > I could probably find the time to justify rewriting one paragraph in > this single file to try to abide by the requirements, but it doesn't > seem worth it. The change to make a paragraph read better (fixes to awkward wording, for example) are very much appreciated and would be good as a follow-up patch in its own right. > I'm sorry I wasted everyone's time. Please don't let this experience deter you from considering future contributions to our documentation. Thanks.