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A few problems with that. This was never just a moderator code of conduct, but a change to the regular code of conduct for all users. It was just revealed to mo

A few problems with that. This was never just a moderator code of conduct, but a change to the regular code of conduct for all users. It was just revealed to moderators early. (And with the clear statement that it applied to them immediately, even though the policy was still being written.) Also, this new policy requires the use the the pronouns whenever known if you would normally use pronouns in that circumstance. [1][2] But that is for any pronoun. This includes all the weird neo-pronouns: xe, per, ze, hu, sie, kit, thon. Do you know how to conjugate all those? Most you can probably guess and be correct, but a few can be surprising). But technically the stated policy did not stop there. So if somebody says their preferred pronoun is ghaH (The Klingon third person singular intelligent pronoun), users would need to use that. I for one, have absolutely no idea how to conjugate Klingon pronouns, so I would be hard pressed to actually use that pronoun. [1]: They were really unclear about that for a while. The fired moderator wanted to know if just generally avoiding pronouns for all users was acceptable. They finally answered that as yes, but not before they totally misunderstood what she was asking and fired her. [2]: StackExchange wanted to avoid people with non-standard pronouns getting singled out by others avoiding pronouns only for these people

brudgers 7y ago
Thanks for clarifying. I've been following it generally. Not in detail because the meta discussions are just that meta and their structural form tends to be similar to other good-bye's I've read going back to usenet and bulletin boards and here on HN. What I have read makes it clear that good faith use of pronouns is consistent with "be nice" even if a particular pronoun is used in error. Personally, I think moderators quitting over the pronoun policy is evidence that it is the right move. The goodfaith way of addressing Klingon pronouns is honesty. Admit you don't know and ask the person. In general, being nice is more important than grammatical perfection. It's ok to misconjugate a pronoun. No body write perfect english all time.

brudgers 7y ago

Thanks for clarifying. I've been following it generally. Not in detail because the meta discussions are just that meta and their structural form tends to be similar to other good-bye's I've read going back to usenet and bulletin boards and here on HN. What I have read makes it clear that good faith use of pronouns is consistent with "be nice" even if a particular pronoun is used in error. Personally, I think moderators quitting over the pronoun policy is evidence that it is the right move. The goodfaith way of addressing Klingon pronouns is honesty. Admit you don't know and ask the person. In general, being nice is more important than grammatical perfection. It's ok to misconjugate a pronoun. No body write perfect english all time.