Re: Inappropriate changes to front page text [Was: Re:

Gavin M. Roy wrote:

>I'm voting for Happy Festivus! Sensitivity be damned!
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O.k. I had to wikipedia the above but I think it is very funny.
You have my vote for the above providing we use the whole
sentence !

Happy Festivus! Sensitivity be damned!

Joshua D. Drake

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>On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:47 -0500, Emily Boyd wrote:
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>>Joshua,
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>>>It is also not offensive to say Merry Christmas to someone, even if they
>>>don't celebrate it.
>>>If you take offense to it... well then get a life. It is not about
>>>pushing and ideal or
>>>a religious process onto anyone. It is depending on your belief:
>>>
>>>1. A celebration of Christ in which you are expressing your happiness.
>>>You don't have to agree with it.
>>>You should be happy for the person who has the belief.
>>>
>>>
>>Having *The PostgreSQL Global Development Group* saying "Merry
>>Christmas" to the international PostgreSQL community may be interpreted
>>as culturally insensitive, as it implies that the *entire* PostgreSQL
>>Global Development Group has this particular belief (which from a quick
>>glance at the locations and backgrounds of developers, seems unlikely),
>>and that *everyone* in the PostgreSQL community celebrates Christmas.
>>Sure, maybe only a minority will be offended, but is it worth the risk
>>with such a diverse, international community?
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>>There's an easy fix for this: change it to "Happy Holidays" and remove
>>the references to Christmas. Google uses this phrasing, as do many
>>organisations who don't want to risk offending anyone. While it may be
>>simple to fix, the issue is that the content seems to have been written
>>with little consideration of its implications.
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>>Regards,
>>Emily
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