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Not sure what you are specifically referring to. I just looked at the page and the change in perspective made sense to me. Can you clarify what your feedback is? [[User:Jschrempp|Jschrempp]] ([[User talk:Jschrempp|talk]]) | Not sure what you are specifically referring to. I just looked at the page and the change in perspective made sense to me. Can you clarify what your feedback is? [[User:Jschrempp|Jschrempp]] ([[User talk:Jschrempp|talk]]) | ||
Everything up to the section "Tool Certification" is in third person. The sentence beginning "I do member tool checks" is in first person. "I" is a pronoun, which stands for the person speaking. First person is seldom used in formal writing, unless the speaker is identified. | |||
In an autobiography, the writer is the author, and "I" means the author. However, in our wiki, writers are not identified. | |||
You could start the section by saying, "My name is Jim, and I do member tool checks"... | |||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_person See Grammatical person], for a better explaination. | |||
Thanks for all the work you do on this wiki. [[User:Frankst|Frankst]] ([[User talk:Frankst|talk]]) 13:13, 16 January 2023 (EST) | |||
Revision as of 14:13, 16 January 2023
Partly written in the first person
Why are parts of this page in the first person? Who is the antecedent for "I"? How do I contact I? Frankst (talk) 05:59, 16 January 2023 (EST)
Not sure what you are specifically referring to. I just looked at the page and the change in perspective made sense to me. Can you clarify what your feedback is? Jschrempp (talk)
Everything up to the section "Tool Certification" is in third person. The sentence beginning "I do member tool checks" is in first person. "I" is a pronoun, which stands for the person speaking. First person is seldom used in formal writing, unless the speaker is identified.
In an autobiography, the writer is the author, and "I" means the author. However, in our wiki, writers are not identified.
You could start the section by saying, "My name is Jim, and I do member tool checks"...
See Grammatical person, for a better explaination.
Thanks for all the work you do on this wiki. Frankst (talk) 13:13, 16 January 2023 (EST)
