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FAQs 1-10 suggestions

Looked at FAQs 1 through 10 -- have fun :P


NOTE: Any "quotation mark" problems I found, I consulted http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/quotation.htm, which states, "In the United States, periods and commas go inside quotation marks regardless of logic."

FAQ 1:
Remove space between URL and period in last paragraph:
WAS: ...log in and visit: http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml .
NOW: ...log in and visit: http://www.livejournal.com/allpics.bml.

FAQ 2:

Put comma inside quotation marks in first paragraph:
WAS: ...encoding has been selected",
NOW: ...encoding has been selected,"

Possibly bold the "USING THE WEB INTERFACE:" and "USING A DOWNLOADED CLIENT:" lines

Change third sentence in second paragraph for better sentence flow:
WAS: On a small blue toolbar near the top of the page, if you're logged in, you should see an Edit Entry button (a blue pencil icon).
NOW: If you're logged in, you should see an a blue pencil icon (the Edit Entry button) on a small blue toolbar near the top of the page.

Put period inside quotation marks in third paragraph:
WAS: ...something like "Comment on this".
NOW: ...something like "Comment on this."

WAS: ...each month's list of "subjects".
NOW: ...each month's list of "subjects."

Remove space between URL and period in fourth paragraph:
WAS: ...journal at http://www.livejournal.com/editjournal.bml .
NOW: ...journal at http://www.livejournal.com/editjournal.bml.

FAQ 3:
Put comma inside quotation marks in first paragraph:
WAS: ...encoding has been selected",
NOW: ...encoding has been selected,"

Possibly bold the "USING THE WEB INTERFACE:" and "USING A DOWNLOADED CLIENT:" lines

Remove space between URL and period in second paragraph:
WAS: ...explained at http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=2 .
NOW: ...explained at http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=2.

Put comma inside quotation marks in second paragraph:
WAS: ...click "Save Journal Entry",
NOW: ...click "Save Journal Entry,"

FAQ 6:
Change second part of second paragraph for easier reading:
WAS: ...and "title or description" can be changed to give the image you use a title or description of your choice.
NOW: ...and "title or description" can be changed to give a title or description of your choice to the image you use.

FAQ 7:
Remove space between URL and period in second paragraph:
WAS: ...at http://www.livejournal.com/modify.bml .
NOW: ...at http://www.livejournal.com/modify.bml.

Remove space between URL and period in fourth paragraph:
WAS: ...see http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=128 .
NOW: ...see http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=128.
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