Since we have the User object for the collection owner, we could include owner's gender as one of the parameters for that message.
On Mon, Mar 30, 2015 at 8:14 PM, Jon Robson <jdlrob...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've replied on the bug with some ideas... let's continue the conversation > there :-) > On 29 Mar 2015 2:50 pm, "Amir E. Aharoni" <amir.ahar...@mail.huji.ac.il> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I am translating Gather, and I feel very uncomfortable about the term >> "Owner". >> >> It's challenging to translate, because in the languages I care about - >> Hebrew and Russian - it requires gender. Now gender can be added without >> too much technical effort, but there's still the general feeling of >> discomfort - "owner" is a strong word in the Wikimedia world, which should >> usually be avoided without a good reason. >> >> Was this word chosen intentionally, to show that lists are, in fact, >> owned, and privately curated? >> >> Maybe it could be changed to something like "maintainer", "curator" or >> something else? Or simply "User"? >> >> -- >> Amir Elisha Aharoni · אָמִיר אֱלִישָׁע אַהֲרוֹנִי >> http://aharoni.wordpress.com >> “We're living in pieces, >> I want to live in peace.” – T. Moore >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mobile-l mailing list >> Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Mobile-l mailing list > Mobile-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mobile-l > >
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