> The GNU Kind Communication Guidelines takes the opposite approach and begins with addressing the recipient of a message, instructing them to hear what is said to them in good faith. Talking to the recipient first, before the speaker starts the conversation off wrongly,places the bulk of the emotional labor on the recipient of a message rather than on the sender.

Emotional labor? Give me a break.

Being inclusive does not require anything more than the absence of barriers. What does the author mean specifically when they advise that we alter our approach to match the cultural norms of other groups? My "approach" in writing online is to talk to a person, not specifically a male or a white person or whatever distinction you care to name. The internet has always been great that way. No matter who you are in real life, in IRC you're just a nick, and on mailing lists you're just an email address. That's what drew many of us to it in the first place. It seems bizarre to now claim that in fact the opposite is true.