inclusion_rules.yaml

# Inclusion Rules
---
category: INCLUSION
data_rules:
  - rule_name: whitelist
    pattern: \b(whitelist|blacklist|white-list|black-list|blackbox|whitebox)\b
    documentation: |
      Positive associations with "white" (like whitelisted) and negative associations with "black"(like blacklisted)
      recall a long legacy of violence and oppression against Black andAfrican-American populations.
      Prefer terms that do not ascribe positive or negative meaning to  colors. Prefer using denylist,
      blocklist, open-box or closed-box.
  - rule_name: grandfathered
    pattern: \b(grandfathered)
    documentation: |
      Grandfather clauses were included in discriminatory laws in the United States. The laws made it
      more difficult for African Americans to register to vote. Prefer describing exemptions and
      exceptions without recalling this history. Prefer using legacy status.
  - rule_name: dummy
    pattern: \b(dummy)\b
    documentation: |
      This term has been used as a slur to refer to individuals with hearing disabilities. Prefer more
      descriptive alternatives for describing an object that is standing in for something else. Prefer using
      placeholder or sample.
  - rule_name: redline
    pattern: \b(redline|red-line|redlining)\b
    documentation: |
      The term "redlining" is rooted in discriminatory practices in the United States of denying
      services like mortgages or insurance based on geographical locations. Prefer describing
      annotations on designs using different terminology.
  - rule_name: master
    pattern: \b(slave|master|mastership)\b
    documentation: |
      "Master–slave" is an offensive and exclusionary metaphor that cannot be detached from American
      history. Prefer describing a hierarchical relationship between nodes more precisely. Prefer using
      leader/follower, primary/replica or primary/standby.
  - rule_name: man hours
    pattern: \b(man hours|man-hours)\b
    documentation: |
      The term "man" in man-hours is not inclusive, prefer using person-hour or engineer hours.
  - rule_name: guys
    pattern: \b(guys)\b
    documentation: |
      The term "guys" is not inclusive, prefer using folks, people, you all.
  - rule_name: sanity check
    pattern: \b(sanity check)\b
    documentation: |
      The term "sanity" is not inclusive, prefer using confidence, quick check, coherence check.