[Foundation-l] Showing the difference between the sexes

[Ryan Lomonaco]

Rather than implementing MediaWiki code that could be controversial, there's
probably an easier solution that requires no code:

- Add a pseudo-namespace (such as the WP: prefix on Wikipedia, WN: on
Wikinews, etc.) that forwards from Benutzerin to Benutzer (and the relevant
User talk namespaces).  This would mean that either Benutzer or Benutzerin
would successfully link to one's user pages.

- Let users add a template to their user and talk pages that changes the
title of the page from Benutzer to Benutzerin.  This could be easily done
using the magic word {{DISPLAYTITLE}} and possibly JavaScript to modify the
user/user talk links at the top of the page.

This has the benefits of not adding more code to MediaWiki, not requiring
users to choose their gender unless they want to, and ensuring that if
someone doesn't know whether I'm male or female, they can get to my user
page without having to guess.

It would obviously be a decision for communities to make, but if there were
consensus to do it, I'm pretty sure that it could easily be done this way.

Any thoughts?

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