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From: Bron Gondwana <brong@fastmailteam.com>
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On Fri, Oct 23, 2026, at 12:27, Ted Lemon wrote:
> On 23 Oct 2026, at 22:21, Nathanael Ritz <nathanritz@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I think “action” is the right term if neutrality is the aim. It’s straightforward and factual without softening whatever the action might be. I like it even more so than “remedy”, which is a phrase you might use to suggest that something that has failed or is broken, which is not always going to be necessarily the case. 
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> I have to agree with this. Remedy was what came into my head, but action is better. :)

"Action" already has additional meanings and collides with the "PR Action" name as well.  Remedy fits better if we're wordsmithing, requiring only a couple of changing of "for" to "against".  "The maximum remedy available against the respondent" replacing "The maximum sanction available for the respondent".  Stricly, against was probably the better word anyway.  Not pre-judging how the entire group will decide, but that seems viable to me.

Bron.
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