Use non-binary pronouns in comments. (#13209)

* use non binary pronouns in comments

* cargo fmt

* fix the use of "it" with "they" when dealing about an opperations identity

substrate/bin/utils/subkey/README.md

@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ Secret Key URI `0x8c9a73097f235b84021a446bc2826a00c690ea0be3e0d81a84931cb4146d66
   SS58 Address:     1bobYxBPjZWRPbVo35aSwci1u5Zmq8P6J2jpa4kkudBZMqE
 ```
 
-`Bob` now got a nice address starting with his name: 1**bob**YxBPjZWRPbVo35aSwci1u5Zmq8P6J2jpa4kkudBZMqE.
+`Bob` now got a nice address starting with their name: 1**bob**YxBPjZWRPbVo35aSwci1u5Zmq8P6J2jpa4kkudBZMqE.
 
 **Note**: While `Bob`, having a short name (3 chars), got a result rather quickly, it will take much longer for `Alice` who has a much longer name, thus the chances to generate a random address that contains the chain `alice` will be much smaller.
 

substrate/client/beefy/src/tests.rs

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl BeefyTestNet {
 	) -> Vec<H256> {
 		let mut all_hashes = Vec::with_capacity(count + 1);
 
-		// make sure genesis is the only block in network, so we can insert genesis at he beginning
+		// make sure genesis is the only block in network, so we can insert genesis at the beginning
 		// of hashes, otherwise indexing would be broken
 		assert!(self.peer(0).client().as_backend().blockchain().hash(1).unwrap().is_none());
 
@@ -926,7 +926,8 @@ async fn on_demand_beefy_justification_sync() {
 	)
 	.await;
 
-	// Spawn Dave, he's now way behind voting and can only catch up through on-demand justif sync.
+	// Spawn Dave, they are now way behind voting and can only catch up through on-demand justif
+	// sync.
 	tokio::spawn(dave_task);
 	// give Dave a chance to spawn and init.
 	run_for(Duration::from_millis(400), &net).await;
@@ -937,7 +938,7 @@ async fn on_demand_beefy_justification_sync() {
 	client.finalize_block(hashes[1], None).unwrap();
 	// Give Dave task some cpu cycles to process the finality notification,
 	run_for(Duration::from_millis(100), &net).await;
-	// freshly spun up Dave now needs to listen for gossip to figure out the state of his peers.
+	// freshly spun up Dave now needs to listen for gossip to figure out the state of their peers.
 
 	// Have the other peers do some gossip so Dave finds out about their progress.
 	finalize_block_and_wait_for_beefy(&net, fast_peers, &[hashes[25]], &[25]).await;

substrate/client/consensus/babe/src/lib.rs

@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ where
 		// this way we can revert it if there's any error
 		let mut old_epoch_changes = None;
 
-		// Use an extra scope to make the compiler happy, because otherwise he complains about the
+		// Use an extra scope to make the compiler happy, because otherwise it complains about the
 		// mutex, even if we dropped it...
 		let mut epoch_changes = {
 			let mut epoch_changes = self.epoch_changes.shared_data_locked();

substrate/docs/README.adoc

@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ Detailed logs may be shown by running the node with the following environment va
 
 If you want to see the multi-node consensus algorithm in action locally, then you can create a local testnet with two validator nodes for Alice and Bob, who are the initial authorities of the genesis chain specification that have been endowed with a testnet DOTs. We'll give each node a name and expose them so they are listed on link:https://telemetry.polkadot.io/#/Local%20Testnet[Telemetry]. You'll need two terminal windows open.
 
-We'll start Alice's Substrate node first on default TCP port 30333 with her chain database stored locally at `/tmp/alice`. The Bootnode ID of her node is `QmRpheLN4JWdAnY7HGJfWFNbfkQCb6tFf4vvA6hgjMZKrR`, which is generated from the `--node-key` value that we specify below:
+We'll start Alice's Substrate node first on default TCP port 30333 with their chain database stored locally at `/tmp/alice`. The Bootnode ID of Alice's node is `QmRpheLN4JWdAnY7HGJfWFNbfkQCb6tFf4vvA6hgjMZKrR`, which is generated from the `--node-key` value that we specify below:
 
 [source, shell]
 cargo run --release \-- \
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ cargo run --release \-- \
   --telemetry-url 'ws://telemetry.polkadot.io:1024 0' \
   --validator
 
-In the second terminal, we'll run the following to start Bob's Substrate node on a different TCP port of 30334, and with his chain database stored locally at `/tmp/bob`. We'll specify a value for the `--bootnodes` option that will connect his node to Alice's Bootnode ID on TCP port 30333:
+In the second terminal, we'll run the following to start Bob's Substrate node on a different TCP port of 30334, and with their chain database stored locally at `/tmp/bob`. We'll specify a value for the `--bootnodes` option that will connect Bob's node to Alice's Bootnode ID on TCP port 30333:
 
 [source, shell]
 cargo run --release \-- \

substrate/frame/contracts/src/exec.rs

@@ -2056,9 +2056,9 @@ mod tests {
 	#[test]
 	fn code_hash_returns_proper_values() {
 		let code_bob = MockLoader::insert(Call, |ctx, _| {
-			// ALICE is not a contract and hence she does not have a code_hash
+			// ALICE is not a contract and hence they do not have a code_hash
 			assert!(ctx.ext.code_hash(&ALICE).is_none());
-			// BOB is a contract and hence he has a code_hash
+			// BOB is a contract and hence it has a code_hash
 			assert!(ctx.ext.code_hash(&BOB).is_some());
 			exec_success()
 		});

substrate/frame/elections-phragmen/src/benchmarking.rs

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const BALANCE_FACTOR: u32 = 250;
 /// grab new account with infinite balance.
 fn endowed_account<T: Config>(name: &'static str, index: u32) -> T::AccountId {
 	let account: T::AccountId = account(name, index, 0);
-	// Fund each account with at-least his stake but still a sane amount as to not mess up
+	// Fund each account with at-least their stake but still a sane amount as to not mess up
 	// the vote calculation.
 	let amount = default_stake::<T>(T::MaxVoters::get()) * BalanceOf::<T>::from(BALANCE_FACTOR);
 	let _ = T::Currency::make_free_balance_be(&account, amount);

substrate/frame/nfts/src/features/transfer.rs

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ impl<T: Config<I>, I: 'static> Pallet<T, I> {
 		details.owner = dest;
 
 		// The approved accounts have to be reset to None, because otherwise pre-approve attack
-		// would be possible, where the owner can approve his second account before making the
+		// would be possible, where the owner can approve their second account before making the
 		// transaction and then claiming the item back.
 		details.approvals.clear();
 

substrate/frame/nomination-pools/src/migration.rs

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub mod v1 {
 
 	/// Trivial migration which makes the roles of each pool optional.
 	///
-	/// Note: The depositor is not optional since he can never change.
+	/// Note: The depositor is not optional since they can never change.
 	pub struct MigrateToV1<T>(sp_std::marker::PhantomData<T>);
 	impl<T: Config> OnRuntimeUpgrade for MigrateToV1<T> {
 		fn on_runtime_upgrade() -> Weight {

substrate/frame/nomination-pools/test-staking/src/lib.rs

@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ fn pool_slash_proportional() {
 
 #[test]
 fn pool_slash_non_proportional_only_bonded_pool() {
-	// A typical example where a pool member unbonds in era 99, and he can get away with a slash
+	// A typical example where a pool member unbonds in era 99, and they can get away with a slash
 	// that happened in era 100, as long as the pool has enough active bond to cover the slash. If
 	// everything else in the slashing/staking system works, this should always be the case.
 	// Nonetheless, `ledger.slash` has been written such that it will slash greedily from any chunk

substrate/frame/root-offences/src/tests.rs

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn create_offence_works_given_root_origin() {
 		// the slash should be applied right away.
 		assert_eq!(Balances::free_balance(11), 500);
 
-		// the other validator should keep his balance, because we only created
+		// the other validator should keep their balance, because we only created
 		// an offences for the first validator.
 		assert_eq!(Balances::free_balance(21), 1000);
 	})
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ fn create_offence_wont_slash_non_active_validators() {
 		// so 31 didn't get slashed.
 		assert_eq!(Balances::free_balance(31), 500);
 
-		// but 11 is an active validator so he got slashed.
+		// but 11 is an active validator so they got slashed.
 		assert_eq!(Balances::free_balance(11), 800);
 	})
 }

substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs

@@ -1901,7 +1901,7 @@ fn wrong_vote_is_moot() {
 #[test]
 fn bond_with_no_staked_value() {
 	// Behavior when someone bonds with no staked value.
-	// Particularly when she votes and the candidate is elected.
+	// Particularly when they votes and the candidate is elected.
 	ExtBuilder::default()
 		.validator_count(3)
 		.existential_deposit(5)

substrate/frame/uniques/src/functions.rs

@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ impl<T: Config<I>, I: 'static> Pallet<T, I> {
 		details.owner = dest;
 
 		// The approved account has to be reset to None, because otherwise pre-approve attack would
-		// be possible, where the owner can approve his second account before making the transaction
+		// be possible, where the owner can approve their second account before making the
-		// and then claiming the item back.
+		// transaction and then claiming the item back.
 		details.approved = None;
 
 		Item::<T, I>::insert(&collection, &item, &details);