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{{NinjaSheik|text=Yes. It's grammatically correct, and it's not out of the ordinary in any way. "Users", "casters", "wielders", etc. They're the words we can use, if the community decides on getting rid of the singular "they", on the wiki. Again, I don't see the problem of using singular "they" or "their". I was taught that was how it was supposed to be, and I've seen other wikis using them, too. I will consent to either decisions.}} | {{NinjaSheik|text=Yes. It's grammatically correct, and it's not out of the ordinary in any way. "Users", "casters", "wielders", etc. They're the words we can use, if the community decides on getting rid of the singular "they", on the wiki. Again, I don't see the problem of using singular "they" or "their". I was taught that was how it was supposed to be, and I've seen other wikis using them, too. I will consent to either decisions.}} | ||
{{TheFifteenthMember|time={{User:TheFifteenthMember/Sig1}} 23:27, 27 August 2015 (UTC)|default=That could work for captions, yes, but the singular "they" is also present in many other areas of the wiki and writing in general. If we agree that it's acceptable, we shouldn't try to avoid using it. I'd imagine that in most cases, the use of singular they would be the best way of phrasing the sentence. In short, don't make a sentence clunky or awkward just to avoid using singular they.}} | {{TheFifteenthMember|time={{User:TheFifteenthMember/Sig1}} 23:27, 27 August 2015 (UTC)|default=That could work for captions, yes, but the singular "they" is also present in many other areas of the wiki and writing in general. If we agree that it's acceptable, we shouldn't try to avoid using it. I'd imagine that in most cases, the use of singular they would be the best way of phrasing the sentence. In short, don't make a sentence clunky or awkward just to avoid using singular they.}} | ||
{{ENX|time=02:31, 28 August 2015 (UTC)|text=I would just say we should permit the use of singular "they" (I can learn to deal with it), but not stress its use or avoidance. If it's present, fine. If not, fine.}} | |||