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{{Resolved/mini|res| The term 'blonde' should be used on pages of female Sims, and 'blond' on male Sim pages or where a gender-neutral term is necessary. However, editors should not edit a page simply for the sake of conforming to this guideline.}}
==Discussion==
It looks like British English prefers blonde for females and blond for males, whereas US English prefers blond for both genders. The [[The Sims Wiki:Manual of Style|Manual of style]] says that "it is generally acceptable to leave an article alone where the style is consistent throughout the article." I think this isn't major enough to have to be decided on a wiki-wide level, especially considering the differing styles between various versions of English - none of which are correct or incorrect. It would be relatively painless to make the {{t|Sim}} and related templates accept both spellings of the word.
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Nikel's third point seems to be the most straightforward. Honestly, I don't think it matters too much either way. {{LabSig}} 04:01, December 31, 2013 (UTC)
:I would agree to using "blonde" for females and "blond" for males and gender-neutral aspects, but I also wouldn't enforce it harshly. I don't think this issue is bad enough that we have to regulate and comply with the separate spellings harshly. ~ [[User:Waikikamukow|<font color="6a2286">Waikikamukow</font>]] <small>([[User talk:Waikikamukow|<font color="00b0f4">Anyone wanna chat?</font>]])</small> 00:34, January 1, 2014 (UTC)
==Conclusion==
It seems that the general opinion here is towards using "blonde" or "blond" depending on context, while not heavily enforcing this guideline. To that end, editors should not find it necessary to edit articles about blond(e)-haired Sims simply to bring them in line with this guideline. Since this is a style guideline, I'll make a note of this decision on the [[The Sims Wiki:Manual of Style|MoS]] and a link to this discussion for posterity. -- '''[[User:LostInRiverview|<font color="navy">LostInRiverview</font>]]<sup> [[User_talk:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">talk</font>]] ~ [[User_blog:LostInRiverview|<font color="green">blog</font>]]</sup>''' 02:26, January 7, 2014 (UTC)
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