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authorGravatar Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>2014-02-25 20:56:48 -0500
committerGravatar Jonathan Reed <jdreed@mit.edu>2014-02-25 20:56:48 -0500
commita41ea47b20b22f2de2db1b69f0e5fef2119c7060 (patch)
treeeb0ad2e347783f36b9e33b70f064eb901cf059a1
parent14ae042e331680add88acb732c5d604ce54f5f47 (diff)
Wordsmith 2nd paragraph in -ism principle
Suggestions from dove
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@@ -98,10 +98,11 @@ from the ones above it, because it's often not a specific, observable
phenomenon ("well-actually's" are easy to spot because they almost
always start with the words "well, actually...").
-Unlike the other guidelines, incidents which violate this principle
-may not be a comment directed at a specific individual. In situations
-like this, anyone who observes the behavior should feel empowered to
-talk to the people involved or bring it to the attention of the EC.
+Unlike many of the situations described in our other guidelines, these
+sorts of incidents may not take the form of a comment directed at a
+specific individual. In situations like this, anyone who observes the
+behavior should feel empowered to talk to the people involved or bring
+it to the attention of the EC.
If someone says a comment you made was sexist, racist, or otherwise
discriminatory, please do not enter into a protracted debate about it,