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Bug#871324: marked as done (www.debian.org: [PATCH] Remove gendered pronouns in english/devel/join)

Your message dated Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:30:58 +0000
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and subject line Debian WWW CVS commit by pabs fixes #871324
has caused the Debian Bug report #871324,
regarding www.debian.org: [PATCH] Remove gendered pronouns in english/devel/join
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Package: www.debian.org
Severity: normal
Tags: patch

Hi www team,
Almost all of the pronouns in https://www.debian.org/devel/join are "they"/"them", but there are a few uses of "he"/"his" and one "(s)he" to refer to the applicant. Below is a patch to make them all consistent.
I haven't looked at the other languages (because I'm not super familiar with the norms for pronouns in other languages) so I'm not sure if the same issue exists in translations. 

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Index: nm-advocate.wml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/devel/join/nm-advocate.wml,v
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -r1.15 nm-advocate.wml
51c51
< he will go through all steps of the New Member checks.
---

they will go through all steps of the New Member checks.

Index: nm-checklist.wml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/devel/join/nm-checklist.wml,v
retrieving revision 1.26
diff -r1.26 nm-checklist.wml
33c33
< what (s)he has done for Debian and a few bits about future plans.</p>
---

what they have done for Debian and a few bits about future plans.</p>

Index: nm-step3.wml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/devel/join/nm-step3.wml,v
retrieving revision 1.30
diff -r1.30 nm-step3.wml
71c71
<    <li>The Applicant can put the Social Contract in his own words,
---

   <li>The Applicant can put the Social Contract in their own words,

125c125
< his understanding is up to the <a href="./newmaint#AppMan">Application
---

their understanding is up to the <a href="./newmaint#AppMan">Application

Index: nm-step4.wml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/webwml/webwml/english/devel/join/nm-step4.wml,v
retrieving revision 1.20
diff -r1.20 nm-step4.wml
17c17
< Applicant will need to demonstrate his skills in this area.</p>
---

Applicant will need to demonstrate their skills in this area.</p>

28c28
<   By maintaining a package, a prospective Developer can show his
---

  By maintaining a package, a prospective Developer can show their

30c30
<   and how he works with Debian users and bug submitters.
---

  and how they work with Debian users and bug submitters.

34c34
<   The Applicant can demonstrate his skills in this area by writing
---

  The Applicant can demonstrate their skills in this area by writing


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Geoffrey Thomas
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--- Begin Message --- 
This bug was closed by pabs in the webwml CVS repository:

https://www.debian.org/devel/website/using_cvs

Note that it might take some time until www.debian.org has been updated.

CVSROOT:	/cvs/webwml
Module name:	webwml
Changes by:	pabs	17/08/08 13:30:58

Added files:
	english/security/2012: dsa-2391.data dsa-2391.wml 
	french/security/2012: dsa-2391.wml 

Log message:
	[SECURITY] [DSA 2391-1] phpmyadmin security update

Modified files:
	english/devel/join: nm-advocate.wml nm-checklist.wml 
	                    nm-step3.wml nm-step4.wml 

Log message:
	Use gender-neutral pronouns in the documentation for joining Debian (Closes: #871324)
	
	Gendered pronouns can alienate people who use other pronouns for themselves.
	
	TRANSLATORS: please use gender-neutral pronouns if possible,
	use pronouns for all of the genders or use the pronouns
	preferred by minority genders in the Debian community.
	
	Patch-by: Geoffrey Thomas <geofft@ldpreload.com>
	Fixes: https://bugs.debian.org/871324
	See-also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-person_pronoun

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