[tei-council] Third-person vs. First-person in the Guidelines

[Lou Burnard]

On 06/08/12 15:11, Rebecca Welzenbach wrote:

> * First-person (in which case it may be necessary to check for
> ambiguity about whether "we" refers to the editors, the Technical
> Council, all TEI users, or some other group, and find a way to
> document/clarify this).

"We" is almost always (sfaik) used in passages of formal textual 
exposition, and thus refers both to the reader and the authorial voice.

> * Third-person (in which case sentences currently using "we" will
> probably be flipped around into the passive voice, e.g. from "which we
> call a module" to "which is called a module" This annoys some readers
> and writers more than others).

Annoys the hell out of me

> * Or something like "choose clarity and efficiency of language over
> any particular voice"

That's the one for me!