Use of "you" may be more likely to allow the pattern to sound like it can actually be used by the reader. In contrast, the use of "I" may make it sound like it is something the pattern author did and is just telling a story. IMHO, *Mary Lynn*
== On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Joseph W. Yoder <[email protected]> wrote: > > A lot depends on what is being communicated. Do "I" as a writer mean "we" > or "i". Sometimes "we" weakens it because "I" don't want to take > responsibility. Sometimes "we" strengthens it. Good writing and > communicating clearly is hard, but rewarding when "we" get it right :-). > > Also, for me a lot depends upon my audience. For example, we had some > patterns written and presented at our last PLoP that were from Japan. You > could tell that the writing style was in the form that fit that culture. > Now, if that is their intended audience then I would say they did a great > job. However, if they want it their patterns to be used and real by other > cultures, they should consider some changes to the writing style. > > --joe > > > On 2/19/2013 10:38 AM, Joseph Bergin wrote: > >> Yes, a big problem, but hard to tackle. Shepherding and workshopping do a >> pretty good job, since many of the participants are from around the world. >> Perhaps those giving feedback should be sure to mention this when noticed. >> I just did this while shepherding a paper for guru-plop. In this case it >> was just the language used, but the advice itself, can be strongly >> culturally dependent. >> >> One person I know rejected Alexander altogether believing that they were >> just building "California-Mediteranian architecture." >> >> Joe >> >> On Feb 19, 2013, at 9:30 AM, Christian Köppe wrote: >> >> I personally think that this is indeed one of the overlooked issues in >>> most published patterns; they (authors and patterns) assume that they are >>> culture-independent. >>> >> --- >> Joseph Bergin, Professor Emeritus in Residence >> Pace University, Computer Science, One Pace Plaza, NY NY 10038 >> EMAIL [email protected] >> HOMEPAGE http://csis.pace.edu/~bergin/ >> --- >> you shall above all things be glad and young. >> For if you’re young, whatever life you wear >> >> it will become you;and if you are glad >> whatever’s living will yourself become >> >> - - e. e. cummings >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> patterns-discussion mailing list >> [email protected].**edu <[email protected]> >> http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/**mailman/listinfo/patterns-**discussion<http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/patterns-discussion> >> >> >> > -- > ======== > Joseph W. Yoder [email protected] http://www.joeyoder.com > The Refactory Inc http://www.refactory.com Phone: (217) 344-4847 > 7 Florida Drive, Urbana, IL 61801 USA Fax: (217) 384-4458 > > > ______________________________**_________________ > patterns-discussion mailing list > [email protected].**edu <[email protected]> > http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/**mailman/listinfo/patterns-**discussion<http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/patterns-discussion> > -- Mary Lynn Manns, PhD University of North Carolina at Asheville http://www.cs.unca.edu/~manns
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