[SciPy-Dev] establishing a Code of Conduct for SciPy

[Ilhan Polat]

Ah come on. What is this condescending nonsense "A score of around 10-12 is
roughly the reading level on completion of high school. Text to be read by
the general public should aim for a grade level of around 8."?

On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 2:45 PM, Matthew Brett <matthew.brett at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Oct 3, 2017 at 1:07 PM, Ilhan Polat <ilhanpolat at gmail.com> wrote:
> > While I agree with Bennet and Matthew, I think the item should sound as
> much
> > as its importance. If it starts to sound like a Terms and Conditions
> text it
> > would defeat the purpose in my opinion. I would go along the lines of
> >
> > Help your audience by keeping the discussion focused. Your email will be
> > read by hundreds of people on different media (including search engine
> > hits). Many can only afford to skim through the mails to decide whether
> the
> > subject is related to their expertise. Placing a brief summary is a good
> > practice if the content does not allow for shortening. On the other hand,
> > this should not be taken as a basis for terseness. "Things should be as
> > simple as possible but not simpler."
> >
> > By the way, I think the numbering is off at item 3.
>
> Terms and Conditions is rather in the eye of beholder though.
>
> Just for example, if you run these last 3 versions though readable.io
> you get grade level reading scores (lower = easier to read) of:
>
> Me: 4.4
> Bennet: 6.6
> Ilhan: 9.2
>
> I highly recommend readable.io - I didn't run it on my stuff until
> just now, but I generally find it gives useful suggestions on
> improving clarity and readability.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matthew
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