In general, I think this is a good idea. But, I would not like to see this as a hard requirement. There are different writing styles and I am generally very intentional about how I write certain things and some tools can change that and it's possible that could be missed. That's why we have AUTH48 with the RFC editor model. So, it's not without some cost to try to keep everything pretty as time goes by. So, maybe recommend these tools before WGLC. I don't think the effort is worthwhile any earlier as text often changes, and again, it's not without a cost to double check that any recommended changes are correct. Personally, I'm not bothered with docs that don't have perfect grammar (typos yes), as long as I know what it means. I left some lovely Italian English in some the XCON docs I co-authored with my Meetecho friends, but alas RFC editor changed it to be more grammatically correct. And, then I had one co-author whose grammar I would change and then they would change it back to what they perceived to be correct. In that case, it might have been handy if I could point to a tool as the basis for my change. But, again, I don't think we should get overly prescriptive and I do think this is why we have an RFC editor.
Regards,
Mary.
On Fri, Jul 31, 2020 at 12:53 PM Adrian Farrel <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
https://tools.ietf.org/tools/idspell/webservice may be of use as a starting point.
A
From: ietf <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> on behalf of Ron Bonica <rbonica=40juniper.net@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, July 31, 2020 at 1:44 PM
To: IETF Rinse Repeat <ietf@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [EXT]Spelling, Grammar and Style in Internet Drafts
Folks,
IETF workload might be reduced if presentation were addressed early in a document’s life cycle. To achieve this goal:
- Could the RFC editor recommend a few software tools that draft authors can use to check spelling, grammar, and style (e.g., Grammarly, Hemmingway, ProWritingAid)?
- Could authors use these tools before submitting Internet Drafts?
- Could WG chairs and document shepherds use these tools to evaluate documents before adopting or progressing them.
Ron
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