Re: [PATCH] [v3] Documentation: Provide guidelines for tool-generated content

[Steven Rostedt]

On Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:02:19 -0500
James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, 2026-01-10 at 15:52 +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 10, 2026 at 09:25:36AM -0600, Serge E. Hallyn wrote:  
> > > I just don't think the word "slop" should be used, because while it
> > > may be very clear to you, and may be clearly defined in some
> > > communities, me, I'm just guessing what you mean by it.  
> > 
> > https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/word-of-the-year  
> 
> Just because it's the word of the year this year doesn't mean people
> will remember what it means even after a few years.  "Rawdog" was the
> OED word of the year in 2024 ... that's losing its resonance and who of
> the under 30 crowd knows what the 2000 word of the year "chad" means? 
> The point of the formulation I proposed (without mentioning slop) was
> to be generic and retain its meaning over time.

I agree with James here. "Slop" may be well known today, but it is
still a slang word. It may easily lose its meaning in the future, and I
don't think "slang" words should be used in the document.

-- Steve