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| author | Gabriel Orisaka <orisaka@gmail.com> | 2016-08-02 23:25:49 -0300 |
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| committer | Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com> | 2016-08-02 22:25:49 -0400 |
| commit | b6e0ba0fb7bf0eccdcf84c730ea23bb4544f427d (patch) | |
| tree | 1b8d0c56ef413e0232fc7a7cfe53c97e5773c290 /docs | |
| parent | 9e75830ad17f36f5351df0c9a63fde083bf7d66b (diff) | |
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Add recommendation about terminology (#3079)
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diff --git a/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst b/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst index 475e7037..63eed19d 100644 --- a/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/docs/development/submitting-patches.rst @@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ should begin with the "Hazardous Materials" warning: .. hazmat:: +Always prefer terminology that is most broadly accepted. For example: + +* When referring to class instances use "an instance of ``Foo``" + instead of "a ``Foo`` provider". + When referring to a hypothetical individual (such as "a person receiving an encrypted message") use gender neutral pronouns (they/them/their). |