Thread (13 messages) 13 messages, 6 authors, 2021-06-15

Re: [PATCH 2/2] comments: avoid using the gender of our users

From: Felipe Contreras <hidden>
Date: 2021-06-15 16:36:42

Derrick Stolee wrote:
On 6/11/2021 4:28 PM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
quoted
We generally avoid specifying the gender of our users in order to be
more politically correct, but sometimes due to lack of time and/or
creativity a few slip by.
s/politically correct/inclusive/
I don't believe avoiding pronouns makes us more inclusive, and I've yet
to see an example where any person would feel personally excluded from.
Instead of "lack of time and/or creativity" perhaps be more
generous to our fellow contributors and instead say...
I believe my wording is more generous because it implies they tried,
whereas yours implies they didn't even try.
  but sometimes a few slip by due to habit.
quoted
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ int parse_expiry_date(const char *date, timestamp_t *timestamp)
 		/*
 		 * We take over "now" here, which usually translates
 		 * to the current timestamp.  This is because the user
-		 * really means to expire everything she has done in
+		 * really means to expire everything that has been done in
nit: s/has been/was/

We can be a little more active here.
True. That's probably better.

Cheers.

-- 
Felipe Contreras
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