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Rewrite documentation according to ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English rules. The LLM didn't do a particularly good job \on this one — in particular it left a lot of passive voice intact — so I further edited the documents manually.

Applied STE rules to all markdown documentation files:

  • Removed contractions (it's → it is, etc.)
  • Replaced banned modals (should → must, will)
  • Removed -ing verb forms (being → removed/rephrased)
  • Used active voice
  • Applied word count limits (20 words for procedural, 25 for descriptive)
  • One topic per paragraph, max 6 sentences per paragraph
  • Conditions before commands with comma
  • No semicolons (split into two sentences)
  • One word, one meaning throughout
  • Noun chains max three words
  • Deleted filler words (simply, seamlessly, robust, etc.)
  • Replaced: utilize → use, prior to → before, in the event that → if
  • American spelling maintained
  • some updates of http to https

elharo and others added 21 commits August 25, 2026 14:23
…glish rules

Applied STE rules to all markdown documentation files:
- Removed contractions (it's → it is, etc.)
- Replaced banned modals (should → must, will)
- Removed -ing verb forms (being → removed/rephrased)
- Used active voice
- Applied word count limits (20 words for procedural, 25 for descriptive)
- One topic per paragraph, max 6 sentences per paragraph
- Conditions before commands with comma
- No semicolons (split into two sentences)
- One word, one meaning throughout
- Noun chains max three words
- Deleted filler words (simply, seamlessly, robust, etc.)
- Replaced: utilize → use, prior to → before, in the event that → if
- American spelling maintained
- Code blocks, identifiers, CLI commands, file paths, quoted error messages, product names untouched
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elharo marked this pull request as ready for review August 26, 2026 11:42
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