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Re: [PATCH 2/2] comments: avoid using the gender of our users

From
Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date
Jun 15, 2021, 13:31 UTC
Message-ID
<94ce6d7d-f923-edb3-12f5-4b11149c9f6f@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<20210611202819.47077-3-felipe.contreras@gmail.com>
On 6/11/2021 4:28 PM, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> 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/

Instead of "lack of time and/or creativity" perhaps be more generous to our fellow contributors and instead say...

  but sometimes a few slip by due to habit.
Show 6 quoted lines
> @@ -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 in
nit: s/has been/was/
We can be a little more active here.
-Stolee
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Message 3 of 14 in “Avoid gender pronouns”
  1. 0/2 Avoid gender pronounsFelipe Contreras, Jun 11, 2021
  2. 2/2 comments: avoid using the gender of our usersFelipe Contreras, Jun 11, 2021
  3. Derrick StoleeJun 15, 2021
  4. Paul SmithJun 15, 2021
  5. Felipe ContrerasJun 15, 2021
  6. Felipe ContrerasJun 15, 2021
  7. 1/2 doc: avoid using the gender of other peopleFelipe Contreras, Jun 11, 2021
  8. Derrick StoleeJun 15, 2021
  9. Felipe ContrerasJun 15, 2021
  10. Bagas SanjayaJun 12, 2021
  11. Felipe ContrerasJun 12, 2021
  12. Robert KarszniewiczJun 12, 2021
  13. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonJun 13, 2021
  14. Junio C HamanoJun 14, 2021

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