[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #47669: 'Was' helping verb looks wrong in plugin deletion message (was: Content UI ISSUE:'Was' helping verbs looks wrong in plugin tab.)

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#47669: 'Was' helping verb looks wrong in plugin deletion message
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 Reporter:  jadhavravindra           |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Plugins                  |     Version:  5.2.2
 Severity:  minor                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-screenshots needs-   |     Focuses:  ui, administration,
  copy-review                        |  ui-copy
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Changes (by sabernhardt):

 * keywords:  has-screenshots reporter-feedback => has-screenshots needs-
     copy-review
 * focuses:  ui, administration => ui, administration, ui-copy
 * type:  defect (bug) => enhancement


Comment:

 The past tense should be correct with "was" because the process of
 deleting the plugin has been completed.

 On the other hand, the text is inconsistent with other messages:
 - Plugin and theme screens say "[Plugin/theme name] was successfully
 deleted."
 - Menu screens use "has been" or "have been successfully deleted." \\
 https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp/dev/admin/fr-
 ca/default/?filters%5Bterm%5D=successfully+deleted
 - The block editor does not have either "was" or "has been" in "Navigation
 menu [name] successfully deleted." \\
 https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp/dev/fr-
 ca/default/?filters%5Bterm%5D=successfully+deleted

 Also, in this case, I think passive voice is appropriate so that the
 plugin name is at the very beginning of the sentence (in most languages).

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