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Maybe I'm misunderstanding the tone of your comment, are you suggesting that we don't rename things that lead to people feeling unwelcome in a community? EDIT:
by tombert 6y ago
Maybe I'm misunderstanding the tone of your comment, are you suggesting that we don't rename things that lead to people feeling unwelcome in a community?
EDIT:
Turns out I was misunderstanding the context; I misread it as something like "look how offended these people get omg", but in reality it looks like the poster was saying that it's sad that we live in a world where this might need to be changed [1]. Entirely my fault!
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26739571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26739571
- t0mas88 6y agoI think it's going a bit far to put it on "unwelcome" just by a name that was selected in another language. But I do get the marketing issue for English speakers with it sounding like cock and of course some people feeling uncomfortable using the name.
- forgotpwd16 6y agoIronically _Code of Conducts_ adopted by many projects nowadays for this very reason also is frequently shorted to CoC which creates the same problem.
- hvdijk 6y agoFWIW, I read the comment as suggesting it's sad that the rename is needed, rather than suggesting it's sad that the rename is happening.
- stickyricky 6y agoYou are misunderstanding the meaning not the tone. The OP is lamenting that the bar for "feeling unwelcome" is being lowered. Not that unwelcoming language is being removed.
- yoz-y 6y agoProblem is that this decision is extremely anglophone centric. Nobody is calling for the Verge to rename because it is an unwelcoming name for French. (It means penis)
- justin66 6y agoEmbarrassing people away from reading the Verge is doing them a service.
- Yver 6y agoThat's a transparent attempt at concern trolling.