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Re:Username ending with MIME type format is not allowed by Grollicus on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @04:02AM (#28536499)
> I am not a native English speaker (and I don't work at Gitlab) but I am curious and interested in using proper terms, as I think as developer that naming is a very important skill.

That is it for me too and why I think this change is so annoying.

WIP means something is being worked on. [0]

Draft can mean the same, but it also has a bunch of other possible meanings. Note that if you search in both of your sources, you'll find "sketch" as an explaination. It can mean the same, but it can also mean a bunch of other things. It's a strictly worse name.

[0] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/WIP

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Re:Username ending with MIME type format is not allowed by capableweb on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @04:13AM (#28536562)
Most likely the rename is in order to get more people to understand what it is without having to look up abbreviations. "Draft" is clear to most people who know English, while "WIP" puts a lot more burden on the reader in terms of what they already need to know in order to understand.
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Re:Username ending with MIME type format is not allowed by DonHopkins on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @07:29AM (#28537749)
But they can just google WIP at work! ...Until Cardi B comes out with another song about her hoo haa haa with that title.
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