Replacing lines for "Other" gender

[Kostov]

"Itself" is kind of far fetched. How about "themselves"? Unless you patched up some cybernetic sprites and are roleplaying as a robot.

Otherwise, a gender named among the lines of "unknown" can work aswell.

[wildweasel]

Problem is, the current way the obituaries are written simply repurposes the "him/her/it" identifier:

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"%o killed %hself."

And there are years' worth of mods that use that scheme.

I seem to recall that the "Other" gender used to be labeled "Cyborg" instead; this could be considered a holdover from that.

[Kostov]

Ah, crap.

Well, then another gender could be the better option, but I don't actually see the value in it. I think replacing the obituaries for Other seems a much better solution, but I have to factor in what you said...

"Themselves" versus "itself". That's a dramatic change, actually.

[Gez]

Should singular they results in "themself"?

I seem to recall that the "Other" gender used to be labeled "Cyborg" instead; this could be considered a holdover from that.

Yeah, that was something copied from Quake II, just like the original zvox.wad.

[Kostov]

Even though it's not proper grammar, definetly.

[Hellser]

Itself and themself are both pronouns.. However, the definition is different. But I'm fine with "itself" over "themself".

[Kostov]

Really? I've never heard "themself".

[Hellser]

Oxford's dictionary has it. Webster however does not.

[Kostov]

I suppose it's a logical word, but then I wonder why nobody says it.

[Hellser]

Webster drops words if they're never used in daily life, where as Oxford would keep it.

[Matt]

Themself or hirself. Either has my vote.

"It" is insulting and makes me think of Buffalo Bill.

[NiGHTMARE]

Webster drops words if they're never used in daily life, where as Oxford would keep it.

"Themself" is actually the opposite, i.e. it's a word that has only recently begun to be used.

[Hellser]

Webster drops words if they're never used in daily life, where as Oxford would keep it.

"Themself" is actually the opposite, i.e. it's a word that has only recently begun to be used.

I blame tumblr and the Pluto-kins then.

[jmickle]

I have to agree that "it/itself" etc. is insulting

[Hellser]

As I said before, I don't mind it. Don't see how it is insulting, personally.