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SPARKY! is one character, not multiple. "They" is plural, "He or she" is singular. Why shouldn't we use "he or she" Tyteen4a03? [[User:Fuzboto|Fuzboto]] 10:35, 6 June 2011 (CDT) | |||
The reason we should not use "he or she" is because it makes whoever wrote the article look like he doesn't know anything about what he is writing, so the article looks unprofessional.<br /> | The reason we should not use "he or she" is because it makes whoever wrote the article look like he doesn't know anything about what he is writing, so the article looks unprofessional.<br /> | ||
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Why don't we just use "he"? It's the most likely gender for SPARKY! and it will make the article look better and be easier to read. Does the gender really matter that much? --[[User:Dlcs18|Dlcs18]] 06:43, 4 June 2011 (CDT) | Why don't we just use "he"? It's the most likely gender for SPARKY! and it will make the article look better and be easier to read. Does the gender really matter that much? --[[User:Dlcs18|Dlcs18]] 06:43, 4 June 2011 (CDT) | ||
As a side note, "They" or "Their" in the place of "He/She" or "His/Her" is grammatically correct and gender-neutral, plus it reads much better. Also, keep in mind that WonderWiki is supposed to read professionally, so using "They" and "Their" is a pretty solid option. --[[User:~Qloof234|~Qloof234]] 06:52, 4 June 2011 (CDT) | |||
Why do you think that "he" is more likely? It just so happens that approximately half of the humans are female and approximately half of the humans are male (and even if it were ''likely'', then it would still be incorrect to act as if it were definite), and we aren't even talking about humans. "They" and "Their" and "Them" and "Themself" don't work because they are plural. I think "he/she" looks more professional than "he or she" actually. [[User:Fuzboto|Fuzboto]] 10:35, 6 June 2011 (CDT) | |||