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Re:Hacking inclusion by customizing a Slack bot by pionar on Friday January 15, 2016 @04:56PM (#10912464)
Interestingly enough, if you look up guy in a dictionary[0], definition #2 is:

> Usually, guys. Informal. persons of either sex; people: > Could one of you guys help me with this?

My former (female) boss used to address the mixed-gender team as guys quite often.

[0]http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/guy

Re:Hacking inclusion by customizing a Slack bot by kruffin on Friday January 15, 2016 @05:09PM (#10912571)
As an additional data point, a former client (female) addressed our mixed-gender team as gals. This is something the article explicitly calls out as taboo. It didn't bother me (male) at all nor did it seem to alienate anyone on the team. Disclaimer: I use "guys" as mixed gender a lot and this slack bot would really piss me off; the opposite of "valuing, respecting, and supporting the needs of every individual".