User blog:Dekagamer7X9/Some stuff about these new gender rules

So, the thread I created about deciding what to regarding the new gender rules has been temporarily closed.

First off, I'd like to apologize for creating that thread as soon as I did. It's just that I really do not like this new rule, and I wanted to get it changed ASAP. Though, I doubt it will be changed regardless. But I would still like to clarify some things:

So first off, it seems that many people just skimmed over the initial message, and thought I was proposing we refer to all plants and zombies as gender-neutral, despite the fact that I clearly stated that singular entities such as the PvZH heroes would still be referred to with gendered pronouns.

Second off, someone corrected me, stating that Popcap is actually inconsistent with referring to plants with gendered pronouns in dialogue. Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.

But the main point I was making is that the plants and zombies, at least in the tower defense games, are not singular entities, nor characters. They are hordes, species, etc. And when referring to a horde or species, gender-neutral pronouns are supposed to be used. This is the grammatically correct way to go about it. Gender-specific pronouns are only to be used when referring to an individual.

The plants and zombies in PvZ 1 and 2 are not individuals like the heroes in PvZ Heroes. Referring to them with gendered pronouns implies that they are individuals, when one needs to look no further than the game itself to know that they aren't. As I stated in the thread, I believe that the almanac entries are non-canon. Sure, the plant stats are correct, but we have no proof that the backstories/trivia for the plants and zombies are canonical, especially since it refers to them as individuals, when it's clear they aren't. I believe they're only there for humorous effect.

One wouldn't refer to a species of animal as "he", would they? Sure, if you're referring to one specific animal from that species, you would refer to them with gendered pronouns, as it would be an individual. But it's grammatically incorrect and ridiculous to refer to an entire species that way.

Example: In the Angry Birds series, the birds themselves are species, not individuals. And in the Angry Birds movie, they're characters, but the characters are not the species themselves, but an individual of that species. I believe the same approach would be taken for a PvZ movie. Heck, the approach has already been taken with PvZ Heroes and GW NPCs. Peashooter is not a character, but there are characters who are peashooters. Does that make sense?

TL;DR: Gendered pronouns are only to be used to refer to individuals. Referring to hordes/species with them is grammatically incorrect.

If this rule is kept, as much as I hate to say it, I will likely step down as a content mod, and cease editing here altogether. I know some may think of that as immature, but I am not going to continue editing if I'm going to have to refer to a species the same way as an individual. I'm not going to be grammatically incorrect on purpose.

So I have an alternative: How about we add the plant/zombie's implied gender to the infobox? That way, we would no longer be referring to species as individuals, and the plant/zombie's gender will still be on the page.