If we go for a change, I would prefer Guru :) On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 4:14 AM, Carol <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all > I'm new to this group, so "Hi" to everyone. > > I co-facilitating the current WikiEducator workshop and I came across > the WikiMaster certification. > > Now I am a great advocate of using gender-neutral terminology. > > I know that master could be thought of as mastery of a skill/subject > but even so the term has a long history of being associate with male > activity, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master. With origins in > Medieval Guilds which of course were only open to men. > > I would like to propose that a gender-neutral term be found. > > For example WikiExpert, Guru, Principal, Champion, Pro, Virtuoso > > What are your thoughts? > > Best wishes > > Carol > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "WikiEducator" group. > To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org > To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] -- Warm regards Anil http://www,wikieducator.org/User:Anil_Prasad http://www.apletters.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WikiEducator" group. To visit wikieducator: http://www.wikieducator.org To visit the discussion forum: http://groups.google.com/group/wikieducator To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]
