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by humanrebar
2443 days ago
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> The language can be a little awkward at first but that's a small molehill to die on. It's my understanding that the issue is conflicting self expression. If in some circumstance the author feels something is awkward, are they allowed to make a judgement call? And, as moderators, are they given the agency to also make judgement calls in how they moderate? I guess you could call that a molehill, but I don't know why we need to put people out who feel otherwise. Seems like extending the same courtesy as using preferred pronouns, in a way. |
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Hm, yes! That's indeed a tricky part. My specific proposal oversimplifies the situation. The term "chosen mode of respect" is cropping up recently, perhaps an amicable solution lies the direction of mutually expecting and accepting each other's respect, and not assuming malice quite as easily.
All this being said if disagreements often escalate all the way to a CoC incident, that's a sign of a disrespectful community that needs more than just a document.
In any case it is encouraging that conversations such as this can still be productive in some forums, like this one.
Edit: Looks like people have been editing others' posts to use gender-neutral wording for a while, to various degrees of acceptance:
https://meta.stackoverflow.com/questions/373422/is-editing-c...
https://stackoverflow.com/review/suggested-edits/23659540
There are more. I didn't realize people could edit other people's posts. This adds a whole new complicated dimension.