Howdy!
John Darrington <j...@darrington.wattle.id.au> skribis:
> As I recall, their request was that I always use "singular they" and never to
> mention other possible alternatives to anyone. I acknowledge their request
> and
> recognise their every right to make it. But I feel no obligation to comply
> with
> their request. Ng0's reaction to my declining, I interpreted to mean that
> they
> considered it not to be a request, but a demand. If this interpretation was
> wrong, then I apologise to them.
John, I think you’re playing on words here.
It’s as simple as Alex wrote it:
> - if you're not sure (or have forgotten), use "singular they", or ask
> - if you know someone has a preference for pronouns, use those
> - don't use pronouns when *you know* the other person does not identify
> with them.
In this case, what matters is respecting the other participant who
explicitly asked to be referred to using non-gendered pronouns. It’s a
very simple request; honoring it costs us nothing but it can make a big
difference to this person.
I don’t want anyone of us to make someone else’s life harder by
disregarding what they present as important to them.
Thanks,
Ludo’.
PS: It’s a non-technical discussion but one that’s important to have to
make sure our group works correctly.
