New feature request; pronouns!
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SheepMareep
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This was made prior to the update to the new server (we could still see everything on mobile then) and I hadn't even thought of that !
if they add it in they should include it above the title below our username. That way there are no issues with spacing.
Since we also cannot see signatures on mobile it restricts the places available for us to place our pronouns for everyone to see and further indicates the need for this feature. Thank for you pointing this out!!
galactickat4240
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I don't know if I responded to this thread but anyways I'm in full support of this idea! I wish that the mods would come to this thread so they could implement this feature, it would make the forum a welcoming safe place :>
meggtheegg
strawbaby she/her
this would make the forums that much more welcoming, inclusive, and progressive in only a positive way tbh..
We hadn't forgotten about the thread, but we didn't want to rush to a verdict either.
It has been discussed several times among the team now, and we feel the section to the left of posts should be used for game-related information rather than personal information. This means that at this time we do not intend to add a pronoun field visible on posts. It is something we may consider adding to user profiles, but this would still require going to the user's profile to view it just like the gender field (which you may or may have not noticed you can now opt-out of displaying).
For those of you who do wish to make your pronouns immediately known, please use your user title or signature. As pointed out previously, the user title is better for this if you wish for it to be visible on the mobile site as well. We fully encourage the use of gender-neutral pronouns over making assumptions. If you are unsure you are free to ask someone, but do understand that some people are not comfortable with disclosing this information.
It has been discussed several times among the team now, and we feel the section to the left of posts should be used for game-related information rather than personal information. This means that at this time we do not intend to add a pronoun field visible on posts. It is something we may consider adding to user profiles, but this would still require going to the user's profile to view it just like the gender field (which you may or may have not noticed you can now opt-out of displaying).
For those of you who do wish to make your pronouns immediately known, please use your user title or signature. As pointed out previously, the user title is better for this if you wish for it to be visible on the mobile site as well. We fully encourage the use of gender-neutral pronouns over making assumptions. If you are unsure you are free to ask someone, but do understand that some people are not comfortable with disclosing this information.
SheepMareep
Actual Magical Girl
Sorry for the late reply I've been busy but!
Isnt there any way to add it to the top area with our username and title? Those are not game related and already are ways for people to identify us. Adding in pronouns could be as simple as smaller gray text next to the username
I say this because the signatures do not appear on mobile and the titles a lot of people would prefer not to use only for their pronouns while others have cool little descriptors.
lars708
Dutch PPCS Regional no. 1
I personally don't really mind what people address me as because there is always going to be a group of people who don't pay attention to that sorta thing. But it'd be nice to have for the people who are very mindful about it.
Edit: I suppose user title it is oops
Edit: I suppose user title it is oops
Honestly, I think that if displaying your pronouns is super important to you, you can just use your user title or signature. I would imagine that only a small minority of BTF users actually feel the need to display their pronouns, so it wouldn't make a lot of sense to make a separate field to display them when most people wouldn't use it.
Hanzoisbae
one word; hummus
yeah, having the option to put it under your name would be good for others.
the title/signature point has already been addressed but as for the rest of your post i disagree, i'd imagine if the option is there the more people will use it.
however i also don't think baseless estimations on how much a feature will be utilized are really solid arguments whether for or against them.
I think this thread has strayed away from allowing people to display their pronouns and more toward pushing an agenda on the mods. The fact is that if you actually want to display your pronouns, you already can. There is nothing stopping you from putting them in your signature or title.
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You can also put your switch code/town name in your signature/title. Wouldn't you argue that there is no need for those fields since they can be put on your signature/title...
idiotdoomspiral
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if it was an option that the website had itself instead of how it is right now i would feel much more comfortable telling people my pronouns that way (which is something i have been questioning since my last post) but maybe im the only one who feels like that
I would argue that everyone has a switch code, whereas <1% of people don't use she/her or he/his pronouns.
idiotdoomspiral
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even if thats the case it is still useful for people who use she/her and he/his pronouns
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Ok but this isn't about using other pronouns that are uncommon, it's about not assuming one's pronouns based on their avatar/username alone. I have assumed male users were girls and female users are boys before and I'm not the only one. Not everyone's gender identify is clearly stated hence why it should be added without it interfering with people's signature/titles which people already use for other purposes and don't want to erase what they currently have or add extra to something that's already there.
SheepMareep
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Yes I saw that but the reasoning was to keep the sidebar game related only.
The title and username are both not game related so I was suggesting an area be made there since the reason for not adding them had to do with type of content.
While we can obviously put them in the title it is more inclusive and helpful to give everyone the prompt to add this if they would like. It's not forcing anything onto anyone and is really just.. a simple feature so I'm sorry if I come off as repetitive but I truly do not understand the adversion to adding this.
if this is your viewpoint then i don't think you've read the whole thread. we have stated why signatures aren't a viable option, especially now that they aren't visible on mobile. we've mentioned how having to resort to using our user titles in order to avoid being misgendered is unfair.
i still don't understand why you think this would be a relatively unused feature. i realize i've neglected giving my rebuttal some backbone as well so i'll do it now:
the animal crossing community has a HUGE lgbt fanbase, and i've seen more and more new lgbt people join tbt since new horizons' release. some already have their pronouns in their signature, i'd imagine they'd input them into their sidebar if given the option. it has also become more and more normalized for cis + straight people to display their pronouns on social media, and therefore i imagine it'd transfer over here as well.
thedragmeme
100% sass 0% class
I'm not really one to jump onto loaded opinion trains but I would really like people to stop assuming I'm a guy. Please.
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