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[docs] Remove 'you can' instance from non-optional steps
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This diff updates our doc so that we are explicit about certain steps being required rather than optional, as was previously implied by using "you can."

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adar edited the summary of this revision. (Show Details)

I think the intent was to avoid an imperative or ordering tone. Probably want something like Please run the following: instead of Run this command:

Then again, I'm terrible at diction.

I think the intent was to avoid an imperative or ordering tone.

I believe the intent here was to remove "you can" because it could give the impression that a step is optional.

(@adar might be helpful to include a Linear link or something in the future to provide that context)

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 28 2022, 11:00 AM
atul added a reviewer: Restricted Owners Package.Nov 28 2022, 11:02 AM
This revision now requires review to proceed.Nov 28 2022, 11:02 AM
In D5743#171198, @atul wrote:

I think the intent was to avoid an imperative or ordering tone.

I believe the intent here was to remove "you can" because it could give the impression that a step is optional.

(@adar might be helpful to include a Linear link or something in the future to provide that context)

My $0.02 is that we might not need to include "run this command" at all in the docs; I'd imagine most of our target audience would get that text in a markdown code block implies for the user to execute a given command.
NBD, just from what I've seen in some other docs before, I do understand how being explicit removes any possible ambiguity.

I believe the intent here was to remove "you can" because it could give the impression that a step is optional.

Then to @adar credit, the steps are not optional.

My $0.02 is that we might not need to include "run this command" at all in the docs; I'd imagine most of our target audience would get that text in a markdown code block implies for the user to execute a given command.
NBD, just from what I've seen in some other docs before, I do understand how being explicit removes any possible ambiguity.

Yeah personally agree, but defer to the docs folks since they have pretty specific language preferences

varun added a subscriber: varun.

I'm fine with the current revision or removing the "run this command" altogether

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 28 2022, 12:09 PM