[Ldsoss] Re: Ldsoss Digest, Vol 39, Issue 1

[Thomas Haws]

Excellent Wikipedia primer, Bill.  Do you also agree with the following?

> Therefore, you will read things like "Joseph Smith
> claimed to have a vision ..."  A faithful LDS person would rather
> read "Joseph Smith had a vision".  However, that would not be
> permitted.  It works the other way as well: "Cirtics claim ..." when
> anti-Mormons would probably want things like that stated as facts.


The only improvement to this, using the idea of sympathetic tone, would be
to use the word "said"

"Joseph Smith said he had a vision ..."
"Critics say ..."

Any visitor can, with judgement and skill, make small changes that bring
tone more into neutrality.

-- 
Tom Haws
Have a beautiful day.
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