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Update example names to use gender-neutral names

Warren Gifford requested to merge qk/gender-neutral-names into main

Created by: quinnkeast

This is ultimately a proposal that I'd like to get feedback on from others, as it affects how we write documentation and probably means there's a followup action to find/replace in current docs.

Previously, we used alphabetical first names like Alice and Bob. While this is good for alphabetical ordering and preventing slips in using the wrong name later in docs, it feels unnecessarily gendered. Whenever I use names in product design work, such as for mockups, I always use names like Logan, Morgan, Jordan, and Riley, which (although anglocentric) are effectively gender neutral.

I'd suggest using these names by default, and also adding a few more that represent further diversity.

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