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My thoughts are already apparent in the question body, but I will also add this: It is inevitable that many new users will not bother to read the details of our style preferences. It is certainly ...
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#1: Initial revision
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matthewsnyderâ€
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2023-08-14T18:30:26Z (over 1 year ago)
My thoughts are already apparent in the question body, but I will also add this: It is inevitable that many new users will not bother to read the details of our style preferences. It is certainly common on the Internet at large and in general parlance to use such acronyms without expanding them. People will tend to assume we are not an exception. Moreover, people generally don't want to do a lot of homework to self-onboard to a site before they've had some positive interactions with it that makes them feel like the site provides some value. If a new user happens to ask their first question about OSB boards or PVC pipes and the like (not inconceivable), and the first reaction they get is a downvote (probable, given option #2) and complaint about the acronym rather than attempt to help them with their question, I suspect that their feeling about this will be very negative. They will become inclined to consider Codidact an unfriendly, unhelpful community and give up on trying to participate. Given that there is interest in growing CD, option 2 strikes me as unproductive. To be clear, I am not saying that style doesn't matter or that we shouldn't have standards. However, option 2 specifically strikes me as counterproductive.