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→Writing style: I footnoted this out, so this isn’t an official rule yet, but I don’t see concrete evidence for keeping default gender yet
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**All Pokémon should be treated as gender-neutral. | **All Pokémon should be treated as gender-neutral. | ||
**If referring to a fighter that has both genders as costume choices (such as [[Robin]] or [[Corrin]]), use the gender pronoun that matches the default choice. | **If referring to a fighter that has both genders as costume choices (such as [[Robin]] or [[Corrin]]), use the gender pronoun that matches the default choice. | ||
<!--**Some fighters have no defined gender in their home series and change gender in some of their Smash Bros. alternate costumes (such as [[Robin]] and [[Inkling]]). When discussing these characters in the context of their home series, it is acceptable to refer to them with gender-neutral language. When discussing these characters as Smash Bros. fighters, it is generally preferred, though not strictly required, to refer to the gender of the default costume. In either case, omitting pronouns entirely is a valid style.--> | <!--**Some fighters have no defined gender in their home series and change gender in some of their Smash Bros. alternate costumes (such as [[Robin]] and [[Inkling]]). When discussing these characters in the context of their home series, it is acceptable to refer to them with gender-neutral language. When discussing these characters as Smash Bros. fighters, it is generally preferred, though not strictly required, to refer to the gender of the default costume. In either case, omitting pronouns entirely is a valid style, and should be used as sparingly as possible.--> | ||
*All writing should be done in third person. | *All writing should be done in third person. | ||
**Example: '''the player must''' instead of '''you must''' | **Example: '''the player must''' instead of '''you must''' | ||