- From: Wendy Seltzer <wseltzer@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:11:38 -0400
- To: Ivan Herman <ivan@w3.org>
- Cc: Denis Ah-Kang <denis@w3.org>, Spec-prod <spec-prod@w3.org>, chairs@w3.org
On 7/29/20 4:03 PM, Ivan Herman wrote: > > >> >> Doesn't lose anything if it becomes: >> >> "Alex is a developer who uses SVG as part of their job..." >> >> There are times when the gender of the person in a user story is important, but in the context of W3C I can't think of one that applies to technical standards! >> > > i must admit that for a non-native English speaker the usage of the plural form as a gender-neutral pronoun sounds extremely strange in this case. I know it is coming to the fore but I am worried it would create lots of confusion. (It is certainly a usage that goes against my own English training.) English grammar is evolving to serve the people using it. As a growing number of people are using "they/them" pronouns to match their identities, and to express the gender neutrality of examples that don't refer to a specific gender, I appreciate that W3C styles will recognize and promote that usage. --Wendy > > Ivan > > > >> >> Léonie. >> >>> [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/vc-use-cases/ >> [2] https://github.com/w3c/idcg/issues/17 >> >>>> Denis >>>> >>>> >>>> On 7/22/20 1:21 PM, Léonie Watson wrote: >>>>> Denis, this is a really positive step, thank you to you and the team. >>>>> One suggestion - is it possible for PubRules to check for gender specific pronouns (he/she, him/her etc.) too? >>>>> They are rare in specifications, but do sometimes feature as part of use cases or examples. >>>>> Léonie. >>>>> On 22/07/2020 09:40, Denis Ah-Kang wrote: >>>>>> Dear editors and chairs, >>>>>> >>>>>> In order to offer the best environment possible to its >>>>>> community, W3C is supporting the push for a more inclusive and >>>>>> neutral language, especially in our specifications. >>>>>> >>>>>> In the upcoming weeks, pubrules [1] will show a warning if >>>>>> terms like "master", "slave", "grandfather", "sanity" or >>>>>> "dummy" are detected in a specification and this will also >>>>>> be reflected in the Manual of style [2] with a list of >>>>>> alternatives. >>>>>> Note, since it may take time for the editors to change the >>>>>> branch name "master" to something else, we will not flag the >>>>>> URLs containing that word in the first place. >>>>>> >>>>>> Going forward, we will audit all the specification repositories >>>>>> and open issues if they contain problematic terms. >>>>>> >>>>>> Let me know if you have any comments/suggestions. >>>>>> >>>>>> Denis >>>>>> W3C Systems team >>>>>> >>>>>> [1] https://www.w3.org/pubrules/ >>>>>> [2] https://w3c.github.io/manual-of-style/ >>>>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> Director @TetraLogical >> https://tetralogical.com >> > -- Wendy Seltzer -- wseltzer@w3.org +1.617.715.4883 (office) Strategy Lead and Counsel, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) https://wendy.seltzer.org/ +1.617.863.0613 (mobile)
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