[yarvin9]

I'm not normally a huge fan of gender-neutral pronouns, but you have heard of pseudonymity?

~hidduc-posmeg is an HN user with a very definite gender, but doxing is bad karma and avoiding pronouns is cumbersome. So, why not?

In a system where you choose your own handle, you tend to gender it. But when your "name" is just a number in a phonetic base, it seems like a pity to sacrifice any of its delicious opacity. This obviously shouldn't be read as some sort of taking sides in some culture war or other...

[anonymoushn]

A gender-neutral pronoun that is not also a common name would be "They." People named Ze and Xe may not appreciate becoming pronouns.

[yarvin9]

"They" is fine, though clunky at times. It is important to note that some persons may be triggered by nontraditional gender-neutral pronouns.