On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Thomas Koenig fossa@gmx.li wrote:
JFTR: "Benutzerinkonto" is not a German word, it would look awkward to say the least to any native German speaker.
That's right, but that's because "Benutzerinkonto" is wrong German grammar. "Benutzerinnenkonto" would be correct and sounds fine to me.
Besides that, I find all the chatter about grammar, quite tangential. There is a culture of misogyny in the Wikimedia projects, way above the level of comparable work or even volunteer environments, which is neither due to the use of grammar, nor can it be adequately fought with a change grammer rules in the software.
I agree that grammar is not the main problem, but it might well be the one that is most easy to solve! You just need to change a few words to maybe have a big impact. :) To change the culture is much more complicated and will take much longer, although it's admittedly more important. (But maybe changing the words is a first step to changing the culture?)
Best, Lena