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Add a new section covering good-faith assumptions, use of translation and language tools, collaborative phrasing, and patience/mentoring for contributors communicating across cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Closes #1447.

Add a new section covering good-faith assumptions, use of translation
and language tools, collaborative phrasing, and patience/mentoring
for contributors communicating across cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
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johnslavik commented Apr 20, 2026

(I've considered separate headings but I chose bold leads because they aren't separate topics and this keeps the section skimmable without inflating the page's TOC or heading hierarchy.)

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Hi @johnslavik. Thanks for taking the time to write this up which I know is not an easy task. Overall, I like it. I'm suggest reframing "assume good faith" into two separate recommendations that are similar in spirit and provide more clarity.

Comment thread developer-workflow/communication-channels.rst
Comment thread developer-workflow/communication-channels.rst
Co-authored-by: Carol Willing <carolcode@willingconsulting.com>
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Thanks @johnslavik.

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Thank you, excellent rewrite on your part!

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Giving this another couple of days for folks to chime in, and then I'm happy to merge.

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Add a section about success tips for multicultural communication

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