Pickle Juice bought up this point in another thread.
Veg*n is a pretty confusing term for people who haven't come across it before, which is a lot of people. But if we say vegetarian then vegans might feel excluded and if we say vegan, vegetarians will feel excluded. Blobbenstein suggested 'veggie', although to me that would only mean vegetarian and not vegan.
I would suggest herbivore which for me is either, but I've already seen people say that to them herbivore means vegan and not vegetarian. I doubt we're going to find any term that pleases everyone.
What should we use to be as clear and encompassing as possible?
I would say when people sign up, somewhere in the process, they're presented with a screen that says "Veg*n is an all encompassing term meaning vegetarian and/or vegan." so as they navigate the site, it's clear.
Veg*n is a pretty confusing term for people who haven't come across it before, which is a lot of people. But if we say vegetarian then vegans might feel excluded and if we say vegan, vegetarians will feel excluded. Blobbenstein suggested 'veggie', although to me that would only mean vegetarian and not vegan.
I would suggest herbivore which for me is either, but I've already seen people say that to them herbivore means vegan and not vegetarian. I doubt we're going to find any term that pleases everyone.
What should we use to be as clear and encompassing as possible?
I would say when people sign up, somewhere in the process, they're presented with a screen that says "Veg*n is an all encompassing term meaning vegetarian and/or vegan." so as they navigate the site, it's clear.