From 125bd1dc186d541585426f7ebf041dd9abad1845 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: J Forde Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 16:54:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update docs.rst --- docs/contributing/docs.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/contributing/docs.rst b/docs/contributing/docs.rst index 5d19207..f5a7549 100644 --- a/docs/contributing/docs.rst +++ b/docs/contributing/docs.rst @@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ The documentation is organized into several categories: Writing style ============= -Typically, documentation is written second person, referring to the reader as “you”. When using pronouns in reference to a hypothetical person, such as "a user with +Typically, documentation is written in second person, referring to the reader as “you”. +When using pronouns in reference to a hypothetical person, such as "a user with a running notebook", gender neutral pronouns (they/their/them) should be used. Instead of: