You should ask down at the village pump, then if the response is favorable, start a BRFA. On Feb 24, 2015 10:04 PM, "Maia Weinstock" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > There have been numerous discussions among folks in the space exploration > community that use of the word "manned" and "unmanned" in Wikipedia is > outdated and gender-biased. Unfortunately, going in and fixing all of these > by hand would be rather labor-intensive... > > Someone recently created a browser plugin that replaces "manned" with > "crewed." (See https://twitter.com/mcnees/status/570409472818061312) It > would be such an awesome thing if a bot existed that updated these > instances for real on English Wikipedia. Anyone have ideas for making this > happen, perhaps just limiting it to space exploration? I do see some issues > with it being done wholesale for the whole site, as certain terms might > contain terminology that would create confusion if changed automatically. > (For instance, "unmanned aerial vehicles," for better or for worse, is a > known term that I wouldn't advocate changing at this time.) > > Anyway, just thinking out loud... > > Maia (user:Girona7) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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