On 11/22/2015 03:04 AM, Xavion wrote:
IMHO, the fix (i.e. "Lodge a Request") is even more trivial than the problem itself.
I am not a native english speaker and have never heard of the word lodge as a verb before.
Following the argumentation that every written expression must be possibly put in a correct english sentence, the whole table would have to be changed to:
_The_ Package Actions View _the_ PKGBUILD / View _any_ Changes Download _the_ snapshot Search _for_this_package_in_the_ wiki Flag _this_ package out-of-date Vote for this package | Remove _my_ vote Notify _me_ of new comments | Disable _any_ notifications [ Manage _the_ Co-Maintainers ] File _a_ Request [ Disown _this_ package ]
No, only the confusing ones should be changed. I thought this would've been pretty obvious.
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I don't see the point in all of that. We just need to change "File Request" to "Lodge a Request" (or similar).
It was intended as a reductio ad absurdum. I assumed a statement to be true and proved its absurdity. Furthermore, all these expressions are actions, constituted by the verb of the action and a noun - the respective object. Accordingly the meaning of the discussed statement should be obvious in the context. If not, as it has been said before, I can't imagine somebody sending a deletion request with the serious intention to request a file. If somebody though does so, we can in almost all cases not expect him to be able to follow or have followed the Installation- or Beginner's Guide.