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Added my experience of API Days Singapore as a blog.

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Thanks for writing this Akshat.

I'll let others comment but my thoughts are that posts on graphql.org should be voiced as a "We", not "I". It'd be OK if this were a testimony but since this is more of a feedback from a community organized event, I'd like it better if it were written from the point of view of the team.

I don't think we have any guidelines around this though so it might be a personal thing. Whatever we decide, we should document in CONTRIBUTING.md

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Thanks for writing this Akshat.

I'll let others comment but my thoughts are that posts on graphql.org should be voiced as a "We", not "I". It'd be OK if this were a testimony but since this is more of a feedback from a community organized event, I'd like it better if it were written from the point of view of the team.

I don't think we have any guidelines around this though so it might be a personal thing. Whatever we decide, we should document in CONTRIBUTING.md

Sure! Make sense.

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jemgillam commented May 5, 2026

@martinbonnin Martin, I would like to start taking articles written from Ambassadors in their own voice. I want to tag this as an Ambassador story and eventually we would have a number of them we can then spotlight in the Ambassador pages perhaps.

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title: "From Learning GraphQL to Representing it at API Days Singapore"
tags: ["community", "events"]
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tags: ["community", "events"]
tags: ["community", "events", "ambassador-stories"]

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🤝 Connect with Me
💼 LinkedIn
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🤝 Connect with Me
💼 LinkedIn
🤝 [Connect with Me on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshat-sharma11/)

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- GraphQL Foundation
- Apollo GraphQL Resources
- GraphQL Community Events
- API Days
- Hot Chocolate
- GraphQL Best Practices and Documentation
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- GraphQL Foundation
- Apollo GraphQL Resources
- GraphQL Community Events
- API Days
- Hot Chocolate
- GraphQL Best Practices and Documentation
- [GraphQL Community Events](https://graphql.org/community/events/)
- [GraphQL Days](https://graphql.org/day/)
- [GraphQL Ambassador Program](https://graphql.org/community/ambassadors/)

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martinbonnin commented May 5, 2026

@jemgillam sounds good to me. Suggestion to rename the tag to ambassador stories instead of just ambassadors.

As a reader, I want to be able to filter on content. Just as I wouldn't do a tsc or board tag. Whether the author is a TSC, board member or ambassador is useful context but not the most important one.

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I have no idea if the tag can be two words, if so then that is definitely preferred!

I noticed a lint error on the first sub heading, looking back I can see many blog posts don't have a H1 and instead start on using H2 headings. Is this lint rule new? I don't think it's needed for blog content.

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I have no idea if the tag can be two words

We have IN THE NEWS so I'm guessing that'll work.

Is this lint rule new? I don't think it's needed for blog content.

Not sure if it's new but agreed we probably don't need it.

date: 2026-05-04
byline: "Akshat"
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> The following report was written by Ambassador
> Akshat Sharma after his first experience representing GraphQL
> at a large event.
> GraphQL Ambassadors are trusted go-to community leaders
> driven by a passion for GraphQL projects, striving
> to nurture the growing GraphQL community through collaboration,
> education and outreach. Find out more about the [Ambassador Program in the community pages](https://graphql.org/community/ambassadors/).

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I've added this at the start, mirroring what the blog does for grant recipients' write ups, eg https://graphql.org/blog/2025-07-17-graphiql-5/

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Looks great 👍

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