I think if we can reliably target the impact of a change then it is a targeted change. Perhaps that’s good, as I say, I am okay with targeted changes. But this is fundamentally a bit like changes targeted at other groups and our intuitions carry over, I think.
Is anyone suggesting a “community-wide norm against” any particular group of people?
The original post’s recommendation has a disparate impact on different groups, which is relevant but not the same as a group-targeted norm.
I think if we can reliably target the impact of a change then it is a targeted change. Perhaps that’s good, as I say, I am okay with targeted changes. But this is fundamentally a bit like changes targeted at other groups and our intuitions carry over, I think.