I'll do some more research before the vote goes ahead. I've read quite a bit of research around gendered language since first mentioning this idea.
I'll be sure to list them in the proposal but feel free to send through any sources that are both for and against the arguments I have raised. I'm thinking that I'll mention the arguments both for and against on the proposal page as this is a big proposal which if it succeeds will have a big impact. If anyone has any arguments for or against that they wish to have included in the proposal, please feel free to leave them on the talk page for the proposal. Regards, Rob On Wed, 21 Oct 2020, 7:49 pm Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging, < tagging@openstreetmap.org> wrote: > > > > 21 Oct 2020, 09:43 by r...@technomancy.org: > > (I broke my collarbone, so I'm typing one handed and can mistype) > > On Wed, 21 Oct 2020, at 9:39 AM, Rory McCann wrote: > > On Wed, 21 Oct 2020, at 6:25 AM, Mateusz Konieczny via Tagging wrote: > > (1) I never understood "man made" as > > "made by males". > > (4) I would prefer to not use OSM as a tool > > to change language, especially if done at > > cost of making more complicated for > > mappers. AFAIK term "man made" and it's > > meaning remains standard and is well > > understood > > > > Disclaimer: not a native speaker. > > (1) and (4) may be wrong. > > It's interesting how non-native speakers of English often speak a > quaint old fashioned version of English. Languages are often chamging > and ir can take a little while for books, courses and teachers to catch up. > > Oh, I know. That is why I added my disclaimer > and that is why I tried to read this referenced > scientific study, I am well aware that > I am not an expert here. > > Though I know that it is something that > is kind of tricky topic due to politic issues, > do I wanted to check situation. > > So you'll hear non-natives use words like "whom" or using "he" to refer to > generic people of any gender. It always sounds old-fashioned. 🙂 > > OSM prioritizes local knowledge, by the same logic non-native speakers of > English should defer to native English speakers for the meaning of words. > > I am an expert when it comes to some topics, > but English language is NOT one of them > and I am well aware about this. > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging >
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