political correctness: webmasterworld

[pixel_juice]

Many of us will have come across examples of 'political corrctness' taken to extremes.

But 'webmasterworld': Shouldn't that be webmaster/webmistress world? Or failing that, webpersonworld...

[jeremy goodrich]

hm, sorry - is that supposed to be funny? :)

[pixel_juice]

I just think webmistress sounds much better than webmaster, for girls :)

Sorry, think I need sleep...

[mona]

web·mas·ter    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (wbmstr)
n.
A person whose occupation is designing, developing, marketing, or maintaining websites

I wouldn't want to be called a webmistress ever. I'd feel like I was having an affair with a married web site or something;)

[Jenstar]

I personally don't like the term "webmistress" either. But maybe I've been watching too many talk shows that refer to female owner's of adult sites as webmistresses. I don't think I have ever seen the term webmistress used in a non-adult-site context before, or at least not in an environment with other webmaster professionals, such as here. I think the term mistress just brings up a lot of connotations with people that aren't always flattering.

So webmaster suits me just fine ;)

[mivox]

My boyfriend and a former co-worker (no connection between them) have referred to me as "Web Goddess"... which suits me fine, but doesn't sound very professional. ;)

[Jenstar]

Hmmm... I really like Web Goddess, I am going to have to remember that one. Probably fine in a female webmaster group, but I agree, doesn't sound too professional when you are trying to land corporate clients, LOL.

[grifter]

"master"is gender neutral. ask my girlfriend...

[Mike12345]

I hate being PC, when i was a shelf stacker in a low budget supermarket, my job title was ambient replenishment assistant? or something to that effect.

I think webperson sounds pretty funny. Webpersonworld has kinda ring to it......

"What did you do today mike?",

"ahh well i learnt something very interesting and informative on webpersonworld"

"webpersonworld? whats that?"

"its where people of the web go, regardless of age of gender and discuss..."

I can see it now...... er now actually that soudns C**p i think i may have got carrried away, sorry.