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This topic is pretty close to flamebait so it gets downvoted would be my guess.
by adrianN 6y ago
This topic is pretty close to flamebait so it gets downvoted would be my guess.
- corty 6y agoYes, but why? How? I'm a non-native-speaker as well, and these things might be obvious to you, but they aren't to me. Is it a "should not use it", "must not use it", "maybe" or "it's fashionable"? How bad would it be if I accidentially use it, more like a four-letter-word or more like "well, he's a foreigner, he doesn't know"?
- throwaway525142 6y agoBasic Googling: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blacklist_(computing)&oldid=1006094213#Controversy_over_use_of_the_term https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blacklist_(comput...
- thomasahle 6y agoThat's the problem with flamewars. You can't really recommend in any direction without baiting the flames. You'll just have to look for previous discussions and decide for yourself.
- circlefavshape 6y agoIt totally depends on context and the culture of the people you are communicating with. Safest option is not to use it
- coldtea 6y agoNot very safe either, since then you impose an american preoccupation based on their history and modern politics to the rest of the world...
- unethical_ban 6y agoI'm the opposite of the other person: Use the known terms until someone complains. Very few people have a problem with `blacklist` just like very few people had a problem with `master` branch.