In 9.3 (gitlab-ce!10378), we changed the "Blame" button to "Annotate" to promote a blameless culture. This change was reverted mostly based on the fact that [`blame` is an established term](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10378#note_33197641). That being said, I think it's still relevant to change "Blame" to something else for a few reasons (I've gathered the arguments from the original MR): - the word "blame" is negative, independently from each person's understanding of what the `git blame` command does (see its definition in various dictionaries) - not every GitLab users know the `git blame` command so having a "Blame" button can seem very strange to a GitLab newcomer - GitLab's buttons don't map 1-1 to Git commands. e.g. in Git you use `git log`, in GitLab you click `Commits` (for a branch/tag) or `History` (for a file) - not everyone has the same understanding of what the command does: - is it to "blame someone for a change"? - is it to "blame a commit" (which is not semantically correct btw)? `Annotate` was chosen because: - it is neutral - it is used in the actual description of the `git blame` command - it is used in some IDEs (e.g. RubyMine) Other alternative suggested: - Authorship: even though the "blame" feature actually shows the commits info, which contain author info - Trace: that's actually how GitHub describes this feature in its doc: https://help.github.com/articles/tracing-changes-in-a-file/ - **Inspect**: as for "Trace", this one is nice because it's [an action on the user' side](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10378#note_31561790) Regardless of the choice we'll make, I think we'll need to add a tooltip that explains what the button does (see the great suggestions from Mike here: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10378#note_33166736) ----- As the original contributor said, I think [we have a good opportunity to stand out from the crowd](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/10378#note_33246618) by using an alternative word here (we already do for things like "Merge Request").