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Old 08-13-2009, 03:45 PM   #63
Count_Herout
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Lightbulb Improved Fight Descriptions.

Let's go for another one (this could be a biggie):

I don't want to set the wrong tone here -- we're all benefitted by Andreas' little invention and owe him our respect -- but the text making up the fight descriptions needs some major work from a native English speaker:

1. English common nouns are not capitalized (this differs from Deutsch) -- it's "round 3," not "Runde 3" (unless the word starts a sentence);
2. All independent clauses in English are separtated by commas -- always;
3. A dependent clause separated on one end by a comma must be separated on the other end by a comma;
4. Possessives are marked with apostrophes;
5. Women are not referred to as "he" or "his";
6. Too often, the tenses used are past instead of present (the announcer is describing action now);
7. Too often, the verbiage is jumbled or obese (broadcast journalism -- what you would have in a real radio log -- involves saying things in as few words as possible);
8. The language has too little variation and not enough color (we get the same descriptions every fight).
9. There is not enough description (because the scoring is designed for Avalon Hill's Heavyweight Men's Title Bout and therefore is too sparse for a radio-style account).
10. There is no commentary between rounds.

I would guess -- no, I know, because I've seen it -- that better descriptions would improve this platform more than any other addition or correction.

We need better bout logs!
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