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 innit: s/has been/was/ We can be a little more active here.
True. That's probably better. Cheers. -- Felipe Contreras