> If the answer really is "No," then they can leave it in. Ah! That bothers me a lot less, then; I still wonder about some of the choices, and I think you und

> If the answer really is "No," then they can leave it in. Ah! That bothers me a lot less, then; I still wonder about some of the choices, and I think you underestimate the utility of adverbs and passives, but if you were stating style preferences rather than rules, that seems fine. Unfortunately, the linked post as written still appears to propagate the dumb Elements of Style canards as if they were absolute rules. :P