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> Tom used to hold a meeting every Wednesday, but Tom was fired.
> Now, nobody holds a meeting every Wednesday. Everyone just comes
> to a meeting on Wednesday out of habit.
Just throw away the first two sentences:
Everyone comes to a meeting on Wednesday.
You don't have to dig into ancient history to use active voice. You don't
have to go into who decided what -- just say who does what. ...RM
