https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53834
--- Comment #11 from Nemo <[email protected]> --- (In reply to comment #9) > Setting this preference is optional. > - not really, since its a radio control, you have to selection something Yes but "I prefer not to detail" means not setting the preference. It's you proposing to make it an active choice. :) True, we are trying to clarify that. We could also tweak the explanation to recall the option itself, which with the current English would make "Detailing this is optional". (In reply to comment #9) > The software uses its value to address you and to mention you to others using > the appropriate grammatical gender. > - "the software" many user don't think of websites as software, this feels > overly technical, and isn't in simplified language that is clear on first > read Your proposal however is to just use "we" which is even more confusing, who is we? Everyone can use GENDER magic word to access your preference, e.g. any6one writing you a message on your talk page. > - The target of "its" is unclear Good point; "its value" can be replaced with "your choice". > - "mention you to others" is another sentence where the context is unclear, > in > what cases does the software mention me to others? Everywhere and also in the example above where it's not the site/wiki but just a user mentioning you. > - "grammatical gender" while technically correct, is overly specific, many > users would have to look this up, to determine how this differs from "gender" > and really in this particular instance does that difference really matter? What's the problem if they don't know? If they don't, it means in their language/experience it doesn't matter. The importance is that we don't use it for anything else, e.g. we don't have lists of users by gender based on this preference, we don't make the site pink for female users, we don't have a functionality "find a male/female near you". > This information will be public. > - plenty of user actions and attributes are public on the site, why does this > particular one need a callout to say so? Because the other preferences are never public. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug. You are on the CC list for the bug. _______________________________________________ Wikibugs-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikibugs-l
