On: Tackling Technical Writing

[cormullion]

The example I use to explain it to myself:

    "The file may be deleted at a later date."

The passive disguises the actor. Who is going to do the deletion? You, when you eventually start tidying up, or the system, when it runs out of room?

[nur0n → cormullion]

Would "The user may delete the file at a later date" fix the issue and still remain passive? What would be the best way to word this?