From 52c9520772077e57e40f6d06c28723593a8881be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Ho Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:58:15 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Reduce redundant information in README --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e645419bf..cccfaa4fb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This application is under active development and will continue to be modified an ## Goals -President Obama is committed to creating the most open and participatory government in our nation’s history, and this petitioning platform is a key part of that initiative. In September, 2011, the White House launched [We the People](http://petitions.whitehouse.gov), a powerful and simple way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of issues. If a petition gathers a minimum number of signatures in a defined amount of time, policy officials review it and publish an official response. +President Obama is committed to creating the most open and participatory government in our nation’s history. This petitioning platform is a key part of that initiative. In September, 2011, the White House launched [We the People](http://petitions.whitehouse.gov), a powerful and simple way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of issues. If a petition gathers a minimum number of signatures in a defined amount of time, policy officials review it and publish an official response. *Among our commitments, we’re launching a new online tool -- called “We the People” -- to allow Americans to directly petition the White House, and we’ll share that technology so any government in the world can enable its citizens to do the same.* @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Releasing the source code for this application is meant to empower other governm ## Usage -Site visitors can create a user account, log in, and create petitions. Petition creators can share the URL for their petition to generate signatures. When the petition crosses a certain threshold, the petition becomes "public" and is listed as an open petition on the site's "open petitions" page. +Site visitors can either create a user account, log in, and create petitions, or . Petition creators can share the URL for their petition to generate signatures. When the petition crosses a certain signature threshold, the petition becomes public and is listed on the site's "open petitions" page. -Visitors can sign petitions. Petitions that receive a designated number of signatures (at the White House the number is 100,000 in one month) get a response. +Visitors with the specified URLs can sign petitions. Petitions that receive a designated number of signatures (at the White House the number is 100,000 in one month) get a response. For installation instructions, see INSTALL.md. From 1f9b171472748e7bee95e9f753d0bab5c8f217ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ian Ho Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2017 18:03:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Clarify sentences in README --- README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index e645419bf..548c1c349 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ This application is under active development and will continue to be modified an ## Goals -President Obama is committed to creating the most open and participatory government in our nation’s history, and this petitioning platform is a key part of that initiative. In September, 2011, the White House launched [We the People](http://petitions.whitehouse.gov), a powerful and simple way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of issues. If a petition gathers a minimum number of signatures in a defined amount of time, policy officials review it and publish an official response. +President Obama is committed to creating the most open and participatory government in our nation’s history. This petitioning platform is a key part of that initiative. In September, 2011, the White House launched [We the People](http://petitions.whitehouse.gov), a powerful and simple way to petition the Obama Administration to take action on a range of issues. If a petition gathers a minimum number of signatures in a defined amount of time, policy officials review it and publish an official response. *Among our commitments, we’re launching a new online tool -- called “We the People” -- to allow Americans to directly petition the White House, and we’ll share that technology so any government in the world can enable its citizens to do the same.* @@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ Releasing the source code for this application is meant to empower other governm ## Usage -Site visitors can create a user account, log in, and create petitions. Petition creators can share the URL for their petition to generate signatures. When the petition crosses a certain threshold, the petition becomes "public" and is listed as an open petition on the site's "open petitions" page. +Site visitors can create a user account, log in, and create petitions. Petition creators can share the URL for their petition to generate signatures. When the petition crosses a certain signature threshold, the petition becomes public and is listed on the site's "open petitions" page. -Visitors can sign petitions. Petitions that receive a designated number of signatures (at the White House the number is 100,000 in one month) get a response. +Visitors with the specified URLs can sign petitions. Petitions that receive a designated number of signatures (at the White House the number is 100,000 in one month) get a response. For installation instructions, see INSTALL.md.