User - She ?
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
Sl0n wrote: Political correctness or something else? The former, generally. Cheers, Vikram.
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Sl0n wrote: Political correctness or something else? The former, generally. Cheers, Vikram.
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Vikram A Punathambekar wrote:
The former, generally.
And for no other reasons?
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
Well, I think it may depend on the cultural background of the writer. I don't know about other cultures, but Homo Sapiens is a "she" in Swedish. If that is the case of this writer, it's easy to see how the user pronouns became feminine. Or the writer might have been a woman. :) -- Pictures[^] from my Japan trip.
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
Perhaps the user is a boat, car or plane :laugh: xacc.ide-0.1 released! Download and screenshots
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
It is the closest us geeks get to a woman... *ducks* regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN! -- modified at 5:33 Monday 28th November, 2005
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It is the closest us geeks get to a woman... *ducks* regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN! -- modified at 5:33 Monday 28th November, 2005
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Present company excluded, of course :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
It used to be "he". I still do "he" because that's what it was when I went through school. ------- sig starts "I've heard some drivers saying, 'We're going too fast here...'. If you're not here to race, go the hell home - don't come here and grumble about going too fast. Why don't you tie a kerosene rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001
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Present company excluded, of course :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
LOL! Thanks :rose: Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
I've no idea. I've always tended to write "he or she" in user documentation rather than choose one pronoun over the other anyway...:rolleyes: Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
PC. Sometimes I see even "they" for a single user.
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
Sl0n wrote:
Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
Maybe, the technical writers like to imagine that their readers are women - it makes them feel all warm and cuddly :-D
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I've no idea. I've always tended to write "he or she" in user documentation rather than choose one pronoun over the other anyway...:rolleyes: Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
I tend to use "it" because, like most coders, I hate users.;) "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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Hello! Out of curiosity, is there any particular reason why a "user" is referred to as "she" in technical documentation? Political correctness or something else?
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I've no idea. I've always tended to write "he or she" in user documentation rather than choose one pronoun over the other anyway...:rolleyes: Anna :rose: Riverblade Ltd - Software Consultancy Services Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
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Present company excluded, of course :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
I see it this way: Andy proved that you can get closer for "a few" extra miles.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
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Sl0n wrote: Political correctness or something else? The former, generally. Cheers, Vikram.
http://www.geocities.com/vpunathambekar
Google talk: binarybandit
After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
Which sucks, IMO, if you know that 99% of your users are "he".
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighist -
I tend to use "it" because, like most coders, I hate users.;) "...a photo album is like Life, but flat and stuck to pages." - Shog9
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I see it this way: Andy proved that you can get closer for "a few" extra miles.
We say "get a life" to each other, disappointed or jokingly. What we forget, though, is that this is possibly the most destructive advice you can give to a geek.
boost your code || Fold With Us! || sighistErr. You lost me there. :) regards, Paul Watson Ireland Colib and ilikecameras. K(arl) wrote: oh, and BTW, CHRISTIAN ISN'T A PARADOX, HE IS A TASMANIAN!
