Timeline for Define "gender-neutral language"? (CoC FAQ)
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| Oct 14, 2019 at 5:43 | comment | added | NoDataDumpNoContribution | @tchrist I recommended using they as 3rd person singular pronoun of undefined gender, not as 3rd person plural pronoun, which is uncritical in English. Not do much in other languages like Spanish or French. They would have even more problems but frequently solve them by using the male gender version if the gender is mixed. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 17:35 | comment | added | Em C | @Kayaman See Q12. If you avoid only certain pronouns, yes, that's disrespectful and rude; if you aren't using any pronouns normally that's fine also. I suggest reading through CM comments to understand the actual position instead of relying on other user's interpretations - this link is how I dug up that earlier comment.. or if that doesn't help you could always post a question under the FAQ post if it's not already in the ~100 answers there | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 9:23 | comment | added | NoDataDumpNoContribution | To be fair all the current answers to this question also advocate avoiding pronouns. If the new CoC is in disagreement with avoiding pronouns it's in disagreement even with the answer by Shog. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 9:14 | comment | added | Kayaman | @EmC hard to find particular posts or comments, but at some point the singular they was considered to be offensive. Or it might've been offensive in case the person had specified the person's preferred pronouns. It's a bit hard to keep track of these great new rules, and especially how they will be enforced. Avoiding pronouns is forbidden or at least subject to punishment if they decide you're avoiding pronouns. | |
| Oct 12, 2019 at 2:09 | comment | added | Em C | @Kayaman your link goes to the FAQ question, did you mean to link something more specific? I've seen comments from CMs (example) saying that "they" is only a recommendation, and you can still guess/default to something else. | |
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| Oct 11, 2019 at 14:12 | comment | added | Kayaman | "I guess when in doubt it comes down to either avoid pronouns altogether or use they." that would be a reasonable guess. However reasonable is not the word I would use to describe the recent events, and both of those approaches are forbidden. | |
| Oct 11, 2019 at 13:56 | history | edited | NoDataDumpNoContribution | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Oct 11, 2019 at 12:49 | history | answered | NoDataDumpNoContribution | CC BY-SA 4.0 |