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:Actually, I was quoting the opening line of ''[[The Canary]]'' article: [https://www.thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2019/08/08/brexit-has-given-us-an-unelected-bureaucrat-who-married-into-aristocracy-pulling-the-strings-in-downing-street/ "Dominic Cummings is an unelected bureaucrat who’s described as 'assistant to the prime minister', with responsibilities for Brexit and domestic policy"], but I omitted the "with responsibilities for Brexit and domestic policy" bit. | :Actually, I was quoting the opening line of ''[[The Canary]]'' article: [https://www.thecanary.co/us/us-analysis/2019/08/08/brexit-has-given-us-an-unelected-bureaucrat-who-married-into-aristocracy-pulling-the-strings-in-downing-street/ "Dominic Cummings is an unelected bureaucrat who’s described as 'assistant to the prime minister', with responsibilities for Brexit and domestic policy"], but I omitted the "with responsibilities for Brexit and domestic policy" bit. | ||
| − | So isn't [[Tom Coburg]] the one who should be credited as the active voice, rather than ''[[The Guardian]]'''s [[Patrick Wintour]]?--[[User:Patrick Haseldine|Patrick Haseldine]] ([[User talk:Patrick Haseldine|talk]]) 14:01, 9 August 2019 (UTC) | + | :So isn't [[Tom Coburg]] the one who should be credited as the active voice, rather than ''[[The Guardian]]'''s [[Patrick Wintour]]?--[[User:Patrick Haseldine|Patrick Haseldine]] ([[User talk:Patrick Haseldine|talk]]) 14:01, 9 August 2019 (UTC) |
Revision as of 14:02, 9 August 2019
Passive voice generally deprecated
I've never heard of Dominic Cummings, so this is not a point about him, but I recommend the active voice rather than the passive voice, since readers may wish to know who said something, especially if the speaker has a page entry already. If not, a link shows readers this and encourages editors to make a page. -- Robin (talk) 10:47, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
- Actually, I was quoting the opening line of The Canary article: "Dominic Cummings is an unelected bureaucrat who’s described as 'assistant to the prime minister', with responsibilities for Brexit and domestic policy", but I omitted the "with responsibilities for Brexit and domestic policy" bit.
- So isn't Tom Coburg the one who should be credited as the active voice, rather than The Guardian's Patrick Wintour?--Patrick Haseldine (talk) 14:01, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
