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Code4Lib | Libers for Codaries Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist Information Technology Services University of Washington Libraries http://staff.washington.edu/deibel -- "When Thor shows up, it's always deus ex machina." On 9/1/2015 11:39 AM, scott bacon wrote: > Code4Lib | We Are The Wind Beneath Your Wings > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> In general, it's not great to refer to people as nouns. It's better to say >> people with an adjective, so the person isn't replaced or given just one >> identity. I support not calling people coders or other noun. >> >> -Wilhelmina Randtke >> >> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Eric Hellman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Between September and November of 2008, the title attribute of the >>> Code4lib homepage was changed from "code4lib | Code for Libraries" to >>> "code4lib | coders for libraries, libraries for coders". >>> >>> Dave Winer, who could be considered the inventor of the blog, recently >>> tweeted about us: >>> >>> "code4lib: coders for libraries, libraries for coders. (I really hate the >>> word "coders.") code4lib.org <http://code4lib.org/>" >>> >>> As someone who feels that Code4Lib should welcome people who don't >>> particularly identify as "coders", I would welcome a return to the >> previous >>> title attribute. >>> >>> Eric Hellman >>> President, Free Ebook Foundation >>> Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ >>> http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ >>> twitter: @gluejar >>> >>