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		starpilot on Sept 22, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don’t use “My” in UI elements. This is being overthought. It's an issue of brevity. "Edit profile." Am I expecting it to allow me to edit a profile of someone else? In so many cases, "my" and "your" are present when the user is unable to interact with content other than their own (e.g. personal finance sites).

brudgers on Sept 22, 2010 [–]

Why not just "Profile?"

Or just "starpilot?"

For people who spend lots of time at a site that will work.

For my Mom trying to deal with her ISP, not so great.

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