Post by rubl on Mar 6, 2021 17:30:42 GMT 7
Welcome to class for today lesson on more sensitive language use 
Analytics vendor Splunk has followed up on its 2020 decision to stop using the terms “master” and “slave” with a new guide to writing “unbiased documentation”.
Splunk’s style guide offers five points to understand if a term “shows unconscious bias or harms a marginalized or underrepresented group”:
Don't use words that diminish the historical or current situations of others. For example, use "peer" instead of "slave".
Don't use words that place a positive or negative connotation on color, race, or people. For example, write "deny list" instead of "blacklist".
Don't use words that imply otherness or that exclude a group. For example, use "built-in" instead of "native".
Don't use words that harm, degrade, or insult anyone or any group, whether it be mental, physical, sexual, functional, or criminal. For example, use "placeholder data" instead of "dummy data".
Don't use words that imply elitism or a position of power. For example, say "primary" instead of "master".
www.theregister.com/2021/03/01/splunk_unbiased_documentation_guide/
Analytics vendor Splunk has followed up on its 2020 decision to stop using the terms “master” and “slave” with a new guide to writing “unbiased documentation”.
Splunk’s style guide offers five points to understand if a term “shows unconscious bias or harms a marginalized or underrepresented group”:
Don't use words that diminish the historical or current situations of others. For example, use "peer" instead of "slave".
Don't use words that place a positive or negative connotation on color, race, or people. For example, write "deny list" instead of "blacklist".
Don't use words that imply otherness or that exclude a group. For example, use "built-in" instead of "native".
Don't use words that harm, degrade, or insult anyone or any group, whether it be mental, physical, sexual, functional, or criminal. For example, use "placeholder data" instead of "dummy data".
Don't use words that imply elitism or a position of power. For example, say "primary" instead of "master".
www.theregister.com/2021/03/01/splunk_unbiased_documentation_guide/
