The term blockchain is more common than the old block chain, so I replaced all matches for "block chain" with "blockchain" in the doc/ folder, except the matches in doc/release-notes for historical reasons.
doc: Change block chain to blockchain in doc #15722
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emilengler commented at 5:01 PM on April 2, 2019: contributor
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Change block chain to blockchain in doc ee780ac0e6
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emilengler commented at 5:15 PM on April 2, 2019: contributor
I think a standardized version of the word would be better than having two different writing styles.
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laanwj commented at 5:17 PM on April 2, 2019: member
Yes, I'm neutral on this.
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jnewbery commented at 6:31 PM on April 2, 2019: member
I think both are acceptable and intelligible. I don't think standardization for standardization's sake is worthwhile, so I'm a weak NACK on this.
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SamyakJain091998 commented at 8:19 PM on April 2, 2019: none
Hahaha you took up a great issue though, more of a non-technical thing in this technical hub.
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MarcoFalke commented at 8:21 PM on April 2, 2019: member
I agree with @jnewbery.
Generally for spelling we accept British English or American English or mixed dialects, as long as it is understandable. I do have a slight preference for blockchain, but then I am the wrong person to ask, because I wrongly assumed it was
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MarcoFalke commented at 8:21 PM on April 2, 2019: member
Sorry, going to close this. This turned out to be too controversial.
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