Vendor or seller?

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Vendor or seller?

Closed this issue 9 years ago · 13 comments

The source code uses both vendor and seller to refer to the same thing. I thought the nomenclature for the three parties is "buyer, seller and moderator".

Answer 1 · 2016-01-07T05:24:32.000Z

Vendor, not seller. Where exactly does it have 'seller'?

Answer 2 · 2016-01-07T09:18:25.000Z

@drwasho: If you look at What is OpenBazaar?, the word 'seller' appears 8 times. So is the official ruling on buyer, vendor and moderator?

Answer 3 · 2016-01-07T10:08:40.000Z

I believe that article was written just before we decided the terminology would be switched to Vendor.

Answer 4 · 2016-01-07T10:10:34.000Z

@JustinDrake is there anything in the client where we haven't been consistent?

Answer 5 · 2016-01-07T10:34:33.000Z

@drwasho: Yes, there's one small inconsistency.

BTW, when you say "we decided the terminology", is there a written document with the agreed upon terminology you can link to?

Answer 6 · 2016-01-07T13:01:26.000Z

BTW, when you say "we decided the terminology", is there a written document with the agreed upon terminology you can link to?

Lost in Slack's memory hole.

Answer 7 · 2016-03-01T00:53:55.000Z

I'm closing this, the terminology in the source code doesn't have any connection to phrases used in documentation and marketing.

Answer 8 · 2016-03-01T11:05:46.000Z

The phrasing in the client is wrong for one of the messages:

The seller's server has rejected the purchase request

Please reopen.

Answer 9 · 2016-03-01T14:46:45.000Z

What is wrong with that message?

Answer 10 · 2016-03-01T14:49:22.000Z

Vendor vs Seller terminology

Answer 11 · 2016-03-01T15:05:30.000Z

We use synonyms for a variety of words in the language file.

Answer 12 · 2016-03-01T15:37:44.000Z

@jjeffryes: Consistency is key for clear communication of core concepts to the public.

Answer 13 · 2016-03-02T20:21:11.000Z

Shows up as seller in dispute resolution, http://i.imgur.com/pkgoiKa.png