[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #38332: "Cheating" message insults; needs changing

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#38332: "Cheating" message insults; needs changing
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 Reporter:  ElectricFeet  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |     Version:  2.9
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:  duplicate
 Keywords:                |     Focuses:  administration
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Comment (by ElectricFeet):

 > What is or isn't offensive is highly subjective and relies on culture,
 experiences, language, knowledge, etc.

 That is exactly my point. Thank you :-) Many people do find this insulting
 even if some just find it funny. In the translation to my second language,
 it also has overtones of rudeness -- it's been perfectly translated
 (capturing the humour), but the adjective used for the translation has
 origins in criminality and has "fraudulent" as one of the definitions in
 my dictionary.

 For more, see these comments in the same ticket:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14530#comment:8 "gives an
 unprofessional appearance of WordPress ... assumed the guy was doing
 something shady on his site ... make it more palatable to folks who don't
 understand our sense of humor."

 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14530#comment:9 "+1 on this. I
 don't see any particular reason not to replace the (snarky, IMO) current
 message"

 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14530#comment:20 "is indeed rude
 and confusing"

 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14530#comment:33 "[here's a
 replacement proposal] ... At the very least, it is not
 cheeky/unprofessional."

 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14530#comment:48 "I received some
 angry emails ... from users who thought it was either an inappropriate
 translation or a core bug"


 > For example, your proposal, still relies on culture understanding (which
 I honestly couldn't name which film or fully understand the joke).
 That's OK. Many don't know what Hello Dolly means either. Those who know
 the film will find the message funny. Those who don't will find it
 innocuous. But no one will find it rude.

 However, I'm not tied to this particular replacement suggestion. If
 someone can come up with a better solution, that's fine too.

 For example:
 https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14530#comment:41 If we want to
 sustain the flavor, let's insert a cheeky "something's messed up" image.


 The bottom line is why keep something in core if it's offensive to many?

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