Talk:Stranger

Political Correctness of Gender-Inclusion
Use he/she or they, whichever you prefer. Just stop bickering about it. This is a fan Wiki, not a formal documentation for the series. Browncoat Jayson 17:37, September 25, 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry it got out of hand like that, but I was trying to build consensus! I thought that was better than being silent and arbitrary, although it seems that might have been safer AngusM 03:12, September 26, 2009 (UTC)

This is getting a bit ridiculous. We're obviously all using different ways to handle this, and the wiki looks terribly unprofessional for it - yes, I know it's a fan wiki, but it's also arguably the last remaining and most complete source of Ultima information on the Internet. I agree that consensus is required so we don't have to spend so much time editting each other's articles. I think that gender-neutrality is a must; not because of any political correctness issues, but simply to remain neutral in the spirit of the wiki phenomenon. I also firmly believe that "he/she" looks terrible and has no place anywhere but in End-User License Agreements and other legal mumbo-jumbo. It also severely disrupts the flow of the text and the immersion of the reader. You've already seen what I believe is the proper way to handle it, by avoiding the use of he or him entirely. Like Terilem wrote elsewhere, it requires a slight bit of creativity but is not very difficult. It also has the advantage of not looking terrible. --Warder Dragon 11:56, March 2, 2010 (UTC)