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Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] Use singular "they" when appropriate

From
Felipe Contreras <felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 15, 2021, 17:03 UTC
Message-ID
<60c8dd5d31686_12c282087d@natae.notmuch>
In-Reply-To
<ffdd4b33-65b2-de66-165a-84d2ce6f2fce@gmail.com>
Derrick Stolee wrote:
> On 6/15/2021 2:02 AM, Junio C Hamano wrote:
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> > I just retried a "competing" merge that got ugly ;-)
> > 
> > Between Derrick's two "singular they" patches (one for comments, the
> > other for docs) and Felipe's two patches (the same split), they
> > touch identical base text.  Only the way they neuter the description
> > is different, and to me the latter feels a bit more ESL friendly.
> > 
> > So, the main things that are missing from Felipe's version that we
> > may want to build on top before the whole discussion can be
> > concluded are:
> > 
> >  - Derrick's "typofix" patch, but if I recall correctly it needed a
> >    fix-up in one of its hunks?
> > 
> >  - Guidelines; you had a more generic readability tips that would
> >    (incidentally) result in nudging the writers to be more gender
> >    neutral, which I think is going in the right direction, but I do
> >    prefer to see an explicit mention of gender-neutrality as one
> >    bullet item.
> 
> I will send a v3 soon with Felipe's two patches, a fixed typo patch,
> and a new set of guidelines.

I don't believe it's necessary to tie the guideline with the fixes. The guideline might be desirable without the fixes (depending what the guideline says), and the fixes can be applied without the guideline. In other words: they are orthogonal.

Tying them together only ensures the fixes are going to be unnecessarily delayed until we find appropriate guideliens (if we ever do).

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Felipe Contreras
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Message 88 of 124 in “Use singular "they" when appropriate”
  1. 0/4 Use singular "they" when appropriateDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 7, 2021
  2. 2/4 *: use singular they in commentsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 7, 2021
  3. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 7, 2021
  4. Derrick StoleeJun 7, 2021
  5. Johannes SchindelinJun 10, 2021
  6. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2021
  7. Felipe ContrerasJun 7, 2021
  8. Emily ShafferJun 8, 2021
  9. 1/4 Documentation: use singular they when appropriateDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 7, 2021
  10. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 7, 2021
  11. Derrick StoleeJun 7, 2021
  12. Andrei RybakJun 7, 2021
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 7, 2021
  14. Johannes SchindelinJun 10, 2021
  15. Felipe ContrerasJun 10, 2021
  16. Felipe ContrerasJun 7, 2021
  17. Phillip SusiJun 9, 2021
  18. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  19. Phillip SusiJun 11, 2021
  20. Felipe ContrerasJun 11, 2021
  21. Derrick StoleeJun 10, 2021
  22. Junio C HamanoJun 11, 2021
  23. Felipe ContrerasJun 11, 2021
  24. Phillip SusiJun 12, 2021
  25. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2021
  26. Kerry, RichardJun 8, 2021
  27. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2021
  28. Derrick StoleeJun 9, 2021
  29. Junio C HamanoJun 10, 2021
  30. Emily ShafferJun 8, 2021
  31. Felipe ContrerasJun 8, 2021
  32. Kerry, RichardJun 9, 2021
  33. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  34. Kerry, RichardJun 25, 2021
  35. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2021
  36. Johannes SchindelinJun 10, 2021
  37. Felipe ContrerasJun 10, 2021
  38. Robert KarszniewiczJun 14, 2021
  39. 4/4 CodingGuidelines: recommend singular theyDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 7, 2021
  40. Junio C HamanoJun 7, 2021
  41. Derrick StoleeJun 7, 2021
  42. Junio C HamanoJun 8, 2021
  43. brian m. carlsonJun 10, 2021
  44. Johannes SchindelinJun 10, 2021
  45. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 7, 2021
  46. Felipe ContrerasJun 8, 2021
  47. Felipe ContrerasJun 7, 2021
  48. Phillip SusiJun 9, 2021
  49. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  50. Robert KarszniewiczJun 7, 2021
  51. Felipe ContrerasJun 7, 2021
  52. Jeff KingJun 8, 2021
  53. Felipe ContrerasJun 8, 2021
  54. Derrick StoleeJun 9, 2021
  55. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  56. brian m. carlsonJun 10, 2021
  57. Felipe ContrerasJun 11, 2021
  58. Emily ShafferJun 8, 2021
  59. Junio C HamanoJun 9, 2021
  60. Derrick StoleeJun 9, 2021
  61. 3/4 *: fix typosDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 7, 2021
  62. Emily ShafferJun 8, 2021
  63. Johannes SchindelinJun 10, 2021
  64. Derrick StoleeJun 10, 2021
  65. Johannes SchindelinJun 11, 2021
  66. Felipe ContrerasJun 7, 2021
  67. 0/4 Use singular "they" when appropriateDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 9, 2021
  68. 4/4 CodingGuidelines: recommend singular theyDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 9, 2021
  69. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  70. 3/4 *: fix typosDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 9, 2021
  71. 2/4 *: use singular they in commentsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 9, 2021
  72. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  73. 1/4 Documentation: use singular they when appropriateDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 9, 2021
  74. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  75. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 9, 2021
  76. Felipe ContrerasJun 9, 2021
  77. Junio C HamanoJun 10, 2021
  78. Junio C HamanoJun 10, 2021
  79. Felipe ContrerasJun 10, 2021
  80. brian m. carlsonJun 10, 2021
  81. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 10, 2021
  82. Felipe ContrerasJun 11, 2021
  83. Derrick StoleeJun 11, 2021
  84. Felipe ContrerasJun 11, 2021
  85. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 13, 2021
  86. Junio C HamanoJun 15, 2021
  87. Derrick StoleeJun 15, 2021
  88. Felipe ContrerasJun 15, 2021
  89. Junio C HamanoJun 14, 2021
  90. 0/4 Avoid gendered pronounsDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 15, 2021
  91. 2/4 comments: avoid using the gender of our usersFelipe Contreras via GitGitGadget, Jun 15, 2021
  92. 1/4 doc: avoid using the gender of other peopleFelipe Contreras via GitGitGadget, Jun 15, 2021
  93. 3/4 *: fix typosDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 15, 2021
  94. 4/4 CodingGuidelines: recommend singular theyDerrick Stolee via GitGitGadget, Jun 15, 2021
  95. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 15, 2021
  96. Felipe ContrerasJun 15, 2021
  97. Junio C HamanoJun 16, 2021
  98. Junio C HamanoJun 16, 2021
  99. Bagas SanjayaJun 16, 2021
  100. Derrick StoleeJun 16, 2021
  101. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 16, 2021
  102. Felipe ContrerasJun 16, 2021
  103. Junio C HamanoJun 17, 2021
  104. Derrick StoleeJun 17, 2021
  105. Felipe ContrerasJun 17, 2021
  106. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 17, 2021
  107. Felipe ContrerasJun 17, 2021
  108. brian m. carlsonJun 18, 2021
  109. Felipe ContrerasJun 18, 2021
  110. Felipe ContrerasJun 17, 2021
  111. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 17, 2021
  112. brian m. carlsonJun 18, 2021
  113. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 18, 2021
  114. Felipe ContrerasJun 18, 2021
  115. Junio C HamanoJun 19, 2021
  116. Junio C HamanoJun 28, 2021
  117. Felipe ContrerasJun 29, 2021
  118. Derrick StoleeJun 29, 2021
  119. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 29, 2021
  120. Felipe ContrerasJun 17, 2021
  121. Felipe ContrerasJun 17, 2021
  122. Felipe ContrerasJun 15, 2021
  123. Bagas SanjayaJun 12, 2021
  124. Phillip SusiJun 12, 2021

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