[Lnc-business] Seeking Co-Sponsors to work on Policy Manual style issues postponed from last meeting

[Alicia Mattson]

I have looked through some, but not all, of these million-ish items. I can
support some, but I object to others and cannot co-sponsor or vote in favor
of the bulk package.

I am writing from my phone, not sitting looking at the file now, but off
the top of my head here are a few that I recall.

I do not wish to both spell out and write numbers in Arabic numerals. It
may be standard for legal briefs, but it’s just bulky to read around. I
know that “5” is the same thing as “five” without being told both.

There was at least one instance in which changes were proposed to be made
within the quotation marks of a RONR quote, adding text not in the original
document.

There were a number of places where the insert/strike formatting wasn’t
done correctly making it hard to discern what was to be done with that text.

I don’t wish to change numbered/lettered lists to bullet points. I like
being able to cite subsections more precisely.

Etc.

This should not be done in such bulk by email when amendments aren’t
feasible.

Even when amendments are feasible, this is too many things to roll into one
motion.

-Alicia




On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 12:46 AM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

> Attached are the items I distributed last meeting comprising an index and a
> marked-up copy of the Policy Manual.  I am seeking co-sponsors to make all
> of the changes except for the ones marked in red which may be considered
> substantive which I will address separately.
>
> *  In Liberty,*
> * Personal Note:  I have what is commonly known as Asperger's Syndrome
> (part of the autism spectrum).  This can affect inter-personal
> communication skills in both personal and electronic arenas.  If anyone
> found anything offensive or overly off-putting (or some other social faux
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>