<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
</head>
<body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<p>If we are to "do the hard work to make things simple", then we
should help a new project embrace a well know and widely adopted
style guide.</p>
<p>Distill the numerous existing options down to a small subset of
favourites, and then provide a clear decision tree for selecting
one over the other. This would be a very valuable task for the
greater community - although it would likely be a lot of work to
take it through to completion.<br>
</p>
<p>I'm not sure if anyone is ready to pick up this task yet?</p>
<p><br>
</p>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/8/19 12:57 pm, Clarence Cromwell
wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:CAJ5hSbZTP0pNLn42iSs4gHR43tDa36iaXzmSMBdOeaJae6Rfug@mail.gmail.com">
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
<div dir="ltr">There was mention of style guides and American
English versus UK English in the comments on Google docs.
<div><br>
</div>
<div>It might be early to make a motion, but I'd like to know
what people think. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I would be inclined to use the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
and the latest Microsoft Style Guide, because they are both
available online and free. Also the MS is ideal for technical
writing.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>In the SF Bay Area, there's a strong bias towards American
English. </div>
<div>:- )</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">_______________________________________________
SeasonOfDocs mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:SeasonOfDocs@lists.osgeo.org">SeasonOfDocs@lists.osgeo.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/seasonofdocs">https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/seasonofdocs</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Cameron Shorter
Technology Demystifier
Open Technologies and Geospatial Consultant
M +61 (0) 419 142 254</pre>
</body>
</html>