This is why diffs / LoC is a terrible metric. It shows nothing other than a willingness to push large changesets upstream.
replySame at my org at the time, blacklist was nixed, no matter how many times the question, "What color is ink on a page?" was brought up.
replySeems like a bad faith question, unfortunate that it was asked multiple times. Blacklist is derived from a definition where black means "evil, bad, or undesirable". When you say that ink is black, you're using a different definition, which relates to color. I don't know if I see the objection to blackbox, which uses a definition of "unknown". Personally, I think the harm is small but I look to people of color for guidance and prefer the more descriptive deny-list where I can. Cuts down on possible confusion for non-native English speakers too.
replyThe irony is that the term "Black" was precisely chosen by Black civil rights activists in the 1960s. This wasn't a term given by white people, it was specifically chosen by Blacks, because of its negative connotations. They wanted to embrace its negative connotations and turn it on its head, and that's where terms like "Black is beautiful" came from. They didn't want to be ashamed of it, that's why they embraced it. Black was not a term of shame, it was a term of power.
replyNow, the left wing activists have turned it on its head again, and now saying that the term "black" is shameful and racist. It's bizarre how ignorant people are who say the term "blacklist" is racist.
> What color is ink on a page?
replyMiddle gray, according to modern UX designers. ;)
You are lucky. It's often light gray on thin fonts.
replyThe colour of the ink is not where "blacklist" comes from though? It's not from supposed skin colour either...
replyBlocklist makes more sense in most scenarios.
They measure LoC contributions at FB?
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