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Re: Words flagged in search of current NSF awards

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Post by glitchc »

Yizahi wrote: post #71

I remember how "master" and "slave" were banned a few years back in information technology context and people cheered that ban. And surprise surprise, the same mechanism of arbitrary bans can be turned 180 degrees. And it appears that if the only criteria is a superficial offense at the established word unrelated to the imaginary offense, then many different people can use that same mechanism to ban or attack whateve…

That should never have been banned. It was a stupid ban then and is a stupid ban now.

Re: Words flagged in search of current NSF awards

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Post by glitchc »

zellyn wrote: post #37

Why did this just plummet to page three? Very weird. [Edit] A few seconds later, I cannot find it no matter how many times I click "more".

Some users would like to ban the article that discusses the ban since it contains comments that they don't like about said ban.

Re: Words flagged in search of current NSF awards

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Post by glitchc »

TheAceOfHearts wrote: post #40

What I find most disappointing and frustrating is that accessibility has gotten caught in the crosshairs of this anti-DEI crusade. I expect this will lead to a lot of suffering among the most vulnerable groups of people.

That's truly a shame. And I don't believe accessibility is the same as DEI.

Re: Words flagged in search of current NSF awards

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Post by sincerecook »

drawkward wrote: post #85
sincerecook wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I support the purported intent of this policy, not the misuse of it. But that's something that has to be challenged when it happens, and it hasn't happened yet. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to make any policy since it could always potentially be misused. For the record I expect there will be some misuse of it, but broadly I also expect it to curtail the fake woke "science" that was itself a kind of misuse of the sy…

...can you point to some of this 'fake "woke" science'?

Here's a study that looked at precisely the kind of thing this policy will address: https://www.cspicenter.com/p/increasing-politicization-and-h...

To be clear, I would be in support of this policy even if there was no evidence because it sets a tone that I think is positive.

Re: Words flagged in search of current NSF awards

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Post by 9283409232 »

sincerecook wrote: post #98
drawkward wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...can you point to some of this 'fake "woke" science'?

Here's a study that looked at precisely the kind of thing this policy will address: https://www.cspicenter.com/p/increasing-politicization-and-h... To be clear, I would be in support of this policy even if there was no evidence because it sets a tone that I think is positive.

The tone it sets is that "we don't care about studying anything relating to minorities or people who weren't born with a silver spoon" which I wouldn't call a positive tone.
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