From now on I would like to suggest that we refrain from the he / she, and replace said words with "multi-celled beings." This will include all genders, and even those who are confused about their gender :)
Sorry folks...it's been one of those days :) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dong Calmada Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [plug] Netiquette Guide I admit that after a long while, it's only now that I cared to read the Netiquette Guide written by Pablo M. It taught me to be more careful with my mails to the list. Anyway, I'd like to point Pablo's attention to that sentence that says, "Besides your reader gets irritated when he is forced to go through a lot of garbage that you force on him." No offense meant, but can we rewrite that sentence to make it gender-sensitive? Of course, we do not mean that "your reader" is none but a male person. But, to be more gender-aware, can we instead use "s/he" or "he or she" and "him/her"? Others might push for gender-affirmation by suggesting use of "she" and "her" all along. But that's for the writer to decide. http://plug.linux.org.ph/netiquette.html -- Dong B. Calmada Member Philippine Linux Users Group (PLUG) Linux Registered User #317296 Yahoo ID: dongcalmada -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
