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Q&A Should blog posts be reformatted to past tense after an event?

One of my business clients has a similar issue, although not with blog posts. They leave the information in present tense and do not change it after the fact. This sometimes means that they are pos...

posted 11y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:18Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T03:03:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T03:03:09Z (almost 5 years ago)
One of my business clients has a similar issue, although not with blog posts. They leave the information in present tense and do not change it after the fact. This sometimes means that they are posting an interview in August which reads "On July 1, the following will happen..." because the interview took place in June and it took until August to work its way through bureaucracy and legal.

As a casual reader of a blog or a series of clearly dated press releases, it wouldn't bother me either way.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-08-26T20:12:02Z (about 11 years ago)
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