[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36702: Increase humanism in first comment

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#36702: Increase humanism in first comment
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 Reporter:  Ipstenu      |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Comments     |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Description changed by SergeyBiryukov:

Old description:

> In the vein of https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/30089, this
> patch proposes changing the name of the first commenter in new builds of
> WordPress.
>
> The first comment has historically been left by "Mr WordPress" in order
> to indicate it's a comment left by a 'person.' One, therefore, cannot
> simply suggest we change this to 'WordPress' as that does not demonstrate
> humanity.
>
> I propose one of the following choices:
>
> * Mx WordPress - Mx is accepted as a [gender-nonspecific
> title](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mx_(title)), however it could be
> difficult to translate into all languages.
> * Captain WordPress - There is no gender involved and this could be
> translated, though it implies a ranking hierarchy that may be confusing.
> * Wapuu - Wapuu has no gender, and we could use a `wapuu at wordpress.org`
> email address that uses Wapuu as a gravatar, however Wapuu is less likely
> to be known by new members of WordPress (and they are the most likely to
> see the comment and wonder what it is).
> * A WordPress Commenter - This is the most clear about both what the darn
> thing is and who left it.
>
> I'm attaching a patch for the last proposal, as I feel it's both the most
> understandable and translatable of the lot.

New description:

 In the vein of [30089], this patch proposes changing the name of the first
 commenter in new builds of WordPress.

 The first comment has historically been left by "Mr WordPress" in order to
 indicate it's a comment left by a 'person.' One, therefore, cannot simply
 suggest we change this to 'WordPress' as that does not demonstrate
 humanity.

 I propose one of the following choices:

 * Mx WordPress - Mx is accepted as a
 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mx_(title) gender-nonspecific title],
 however it could be difficult to translate into all languages.
 * Captain WordPress - There is no gender involved and this could be
 translated, though it implies a ranking hierarchy that may be confusing.
 * Wapuu - Wapuu has no gender, and we could use a `wapuu at wordpress.org`
 email address that uses Wapuu as a gravatar, however Wapuu is less likely
 to be known by new members of WordPress (and they are the most likely to
 see the comment and wonder what it is).
 * A WordPress Commenter - This is the most clear about both what the darn
 thing is and who left it.

 I'm attaching a patch for the last proposal, as I feel it's both the most
 understandable and translatable of the lot.

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