[NFB-Web] Terminology shift

[darrell.shandrow at gmail.com]

Hi David,

Do we have to overthink this?

We're simply making the responsible decision to change some of the words we
choose. 

In your examples, we can easily replace the word "master" with "expert."

We evolve. The world changes. Why don't we show our ability and willingness
to change with it?

So why don't we just do it?

Thanks,

Darrell

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 4:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Web] Terminology shift

If someone is very good and skilled at telling stories is it then wrong to
say that this person is a master storyteller? To say that one has mastered a
certain skill doesn't imply that the skill in question is a slave of that
individual. It just means that the person is particularly good with that
particular skill. If this is the case then I'm wondering if the term
webmaster necessarily has racist undertones? If I am called a webmaster does
that mean that the Web site or the Web authoring tool that I use is my
slave? Does a master piano player consider the piano to be his or her slave
or servant? I'm just putting these questions out there as food for thought.
No controversy or disrespect is intended.


David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified, 2019

WWW.DavidGoldfield.org

On 7/4/2020 6:36 PM, Darrell Shandrow via NFB-Web wrote:
> Hello Everybody,
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> This is not ridiculous at all, and it is easy for us to change.
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> Instead of webmaster, we can talk about a web administrator or website 
> manager.
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> Instead of master and slave (for old IDE hardware, servers configured 
> in high-availability mode, etc.) we can use terms like primary and
secondary.
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> Hope this helps.
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> Thanks,
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> Darrell
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> From: NFB-Web <nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Skye via 
> NFB-Web
> Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 10:19 AM
> To: nfb-web at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Skye <Starry_sky at live.com>
> Subject: [NFB-Web] Terminology shift
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> Hey all - there is a concerted effort in the technology community to 
> retire the use of certain terms that references an overlord/master 
> superiority (or terms with racial overtones).  So being a "webmaster" 
> is no longer an acceptable term or title.
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> Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2020 14:29:35 -0400
> From:  <mailto:blind at trailstone.com> <blind at trailstone.com>
> To: "'NFB Webmaster's List'"  <mailto:nfb-web at nfbnet.org> 
> <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [NFB-Web] NFB national convention webmaster division annual 
> meeting
>
> Gary,
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> Is there an agenda for the webmaster division at the NFB national 
> convention yet?
>
>
> Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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> 6:00 - 7:30 PM-WEBMASTERS MEETING
>
> . A meeting for all NFB affiliate and division webmasters to discuss 
> the importance of an informative, accessible, and visually attractive
website.
>
>
> . Gary Wunder, Chair
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> Graham Mehl
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> blind at trailstone.com <mailto:blind at trailstone.com>
>
> NFB Central Maryland Chapter, President
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> NFB of Maryland Website and Technology Committee, Chair
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> LCB graduate, 2016
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