Hektore

So, If I were to change the sentence from:
"Understanding is something I saw no attempt at by the [Paper Name] editorial board and I believe that we as as student body should expect more."

to:
"The [[/i]Paper Name[i]] editorial board made no attempt at understanding and I believe that we as a student body should expect more"

Then it would be in the active voice?

From what I've read the passive voice develops frequently in scientific writings because of the convention of not using personal pronouns. I always have trouble writing, in any voice, when I'm in places where thate guideline doesn't apply. I'm curious, why is that active voice better than the passive? Voice doesn't seem to make any difference to me.

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