Merge pull request #402 from nsryan2/writing_bullet

Remove - [ ] structure from journal and conference abstract writing pages

Author: katyhuff

manual/guides/writing/conf-abs.md

@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ permalink: /manual/guides/writing/conf-abs/
 
 ## Before Writing
 
-- [ ] Decide where this will be submitted.
-- [ ] Is the conference appropriate for this topic?
-- [ ] Is the session appropriate for this topic?
-- [ ] Consider your audience.
-- [ ] Decide the scope. Do you have enough time before the conference to get
+- Decide where this will be submitted.
+- Is the conference appropriate for this topic?
+- Is the session appropriate for this topic?
+- Consider your audience.
+- Decide the scope. Do you have enough time before the conference to get
   the work done?
-- [ ] Confirm the speaker. If the abstract is accepted into the conference, who
+- Confirm the speaker. If the abstract is accepted into the conference, who
   will give the talk?
-- [ ] Confirm travel.
-- [ ] Confirm the authors. Give all authors ample opportunity to opt-out, read,
+- Confirm travel.
+- Confirm the authors. Give all authors ample opportunity to opt-out, read,
   and revise the document before submission.
 
 
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ ANS Transactions style.
 
 ## After Writing
 
-- [ ] Allow authors to opt-out, read, and revise before submission.
-- [ ] Submit it and wait for feedback.
+- Allow authors to opt-out, read, and revise before submission.
+- Submit it and wait for feedback.
 - If accepted:
-  - [ ] Put the upcoming presentation on the arfc website under 'presentation.'
-  - [ ] Consider creating a Zenodo or Figshare DOI for your abstract.
-  - [ ] Put the abstract in the Zotero library as a 'presentation' object.
+  - Put the upcoming presentation on the arfc website under 'presentation.'
+  - Consider creating a Zenodo or Figshare DOI for your abstract.
+  - Put the abstract in the Zotero library as a 'presentation' object.

manual/guides/writing/journal-article.md

@@ -7,36 +7,36 @@ permalink: /manual/guides/writing/journal-article
 
 ## Before Writing
 
-- [ ] Assemble all of the figures and tables.
-- [ ] Arrange them in such a way that they tell a story.
-- [ ] Make sure that their captions are sufficient to understand the full 
-  meaning of each. 
-- [ ] Is there a gap in the story? Perhaps a figure or table is missing. Create 
+- Assemble all of the figures and tables.
+- Arrange them in such a way that they tell a story.
+- Make sure that their captions are sufficient to understand the full
+  meaning of each.
+- Is there a gap in the story? Perhaps a figure or table is missing. Create
   it.
 
 ## Rules of the Journal Article
 
-A summary paragraph is often the last step, but [one should get it 
+A summary paragraph is often the last step, but [one should get it
 right](http://s3-service-broker-live-19ea8b98-4d41-4cb4-be4c-d68f4963b7dd.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/ckeditor/attachments/7808/2c_Summary_para.pdf).
-Consider these [ten simple rules for structuring 
+Consider these [ten simple rules for structuring
 papers](http://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005619).
-Indeed, the MIT Communication Lab has a whole set of articles of their website 
-[on how to write journal 
+Indeed, the MIT Communication Lab has a whole set of articles of their website
+[on how to write journal
 articles.](http://mitcommlab.mit.edu/be/use-the-commkit/)
 Don't forget the [checklist](/manual/guides/writing/checklist).
 
 ## After Writing
 
-- [ ] Submit a pre-print to the ArXiv
-- [ ] Create a Zotero item in group-pubs
+- Submit a pre-print to the ArXiv
+- Create a Zotero item in group-pubs
 
 ## Review Process
 
 The review process is quite a thing.
 
 ## After Publication
 
-- [ ] Put it in the ARFC Zotero
-- [ ] Put it on the ARFC website
-- [ ] Put it on your CV
-- [ ] Write a blog post on the ARFC website
+- Put it in the ARFC Zotero
+- Put it on the ARFC website
+- Put it on your CV
+- Write a blog post on the ARFC website