I get that, but where do we post our reviews? On ODFAuthors? On a
conversation here? I'm not sure...


On 15 January 2013 17:45, Hazel Russman <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:37:33 +0000
> Kieran Peckett <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > I already have a ODFAuthors account, but am not sure where to start.
> > I'm not sure which chapters of the CG I need to read, and some of the
> > chapters seem to be missing. Can you let me know which one explains
> > the different tasks (in particular proofreading and reviewing). I
> > have seen the first few, but I'm a bit stuck as to what I need to do
> > - the instructions on the of the page don't make sense
> >
> I would say that a reviewer studies the information in the document. Is
> it correct? Is it easy to understand? Could it be done better - for
> example by using lists or tables instead of plain text? Would
> additional or different illustrations be appropriate? Has anything been
> missed out that ought to be in there?
>
> A proofreader looks for spelling and grammatical mistakes, smooth flow
> of the language without unnecessary repetition, illustrations that show
> what they're described as showing, correct numbering in lists, correct
> cross-references, and so on.
>
> A reviewer needs technical knowledge; a proofreader needs linguistic
> fluency.
>
> --
> H Russman
>

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