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0 pointsmumbi12y ago0 comments

Great idea. Never been a fan of the whole bro thing, but I say keep the name. If the women want a 'sister pages', let them make it.

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vectorjohn12y ago· 1 in thread

If anyone was looking for an example of why the name is a problem, mumbi here is a perfect one. This is why we can't have nice things.

smsm4212y ago

Alternative version: you can't have a nice things because a random troll can play you like a cheap banjo.

DonGateley12y ago· 1 in thread

> bro alias

#An alias lets you create a shortcut name for a command

alias sister=bro

> sister alias

#An alias lets you create a shortcut name for a command

alias sister=bro

mkr-hn12y ago

It would need to be a full fork to work. Otherwise it's still deriving its identity from the default.

I'm not sure if treating men as the default is the best way to go here, dear. I mean, it's the 21st century already.

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