All, Building on what Bess and others have written, and on the GitHub repo that anarchivist set up, I've contributed a rough draft of a Code4Lib code of conduct:
https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md This strawperson code of conduct is based on DLF Forum's, which is based on the Ada Initiative's sample policy. It is modified slightly to reflect a broader scope of the conference, conference social events, the IRC channel, and the mailing list. Throw darts, rinse, repeat. -Mike On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Robert Sanderson <azarot...@gmail.com>wrote: > +1, of course :) > > You might wish to consider some further derivatives/related pages: > http://www.diglib.org/about/code-of-conduct/ > http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Friendly_space_policy > https://thestrangeloop.com/about/policies > http://www.apache.org/foundation/policies/anti-harassment.html > > Rob > > > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 3:57 PM, Mariner, Matthew < > matthew.mari...@ucdenver.edu> wrote: > > > +1 for all of the below > > > > Matthew C. Mariner > > Head of Special Collections and Digital Initiatives > > Assistant Professor > > Auraria Library > > 1100 Lawrence StreetDenver, CO 80204-2041 > > matthew.mari...@ucdenver.edu > > http://library.auraria.edu :: http://archives.auraria.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/26/12 3:51 PM, "Tom Cramer" <tcra...@stanford.edu> wrote: > > > > >+1 for Bess's motion > > >+1 for Roy's expansion to C4L online interactions as well as face to > face > > >+1 for Karen's focus on general inclusivity and fair play > > > > > >> For me the hardest thing is how one monitors and resolves issues that > > >>arise. As a group with no formal management, I suppose the conference > > >>organizers become the "deciders" if such a necessity arises. If it's > > >>elsewhere (email, IRC) -- that's a bit trickier. The Ada project's > > >>detailed guides should help, but if there is a policy it seems that > > >>there necessarily has to be some responsible "body" -- even if ad hoc. > > > > > > > > >It seems to me that there would be tremendous benefit in having > > > > > >1.) an explicit statement of the community norms around harassment and > > >fair play in general. In the best case, this would help avoid > > >uncomfortable or inappropriate situations before they occur. > > > > > >2.) a defined process for handling any incidents that do arise, which in > > >the case of this community I would imagine would revolve around > > >reporting, communication, negotiation and arbitration rather than > > >adjudication by a standing body (which I agree is hard to see in this > > >crowd). I know several high schools have adopted peer arbitration > > >networks for conflict resolution rather than referring incidents to the > > >Principal's Office--perhaps therein lies a model for us for any > incidents > > >that may not be resolved simply through dialogue. > > > > > >- Tom > > > > > > > > > > > >On Nov 26, 2012, at 2:32 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > > > > > >> Bess and Code4libbers, > > >> > > >> I've only been to one c4l conference and it was a very positive > > >>experience for me, but I also feel that this is too valuable of a > > >>community for us to risk it getting itself into crisis mode over some > > >>unintended consequences or a "bad apple" incident. For that reason I > > >>would support the adoption of an anti-harassment policy in part for its > > >>consciousness-raising value. Ideally this would be not only about > sexual > > >>harassment but would include general goals for inclusiveness and fair > > >>play within the community. And it would also serve as an acknowledgment > > >>that none of us is perfect, but we can deal with it. > > >> > > >> For me the hardest thing is how one monitors and resolves issues that > > >>arise. As a group with no formal management, I suppose the conference > > >>organizers become the "deciders" if such a necessity arises. If it's > > >>elsewhere (email, IRC) -- that's a bit trickier. The Ada project's > > >>detailed guides should help, but if there is a policy it seems that > > >>there necessarily has to be some responsible "body" -- even if ad hoc. > > >> > > >> kc > > >> > > >> > > >> On 11/26/12 2:16 PM, Bess Sadler wrote: > > >>> Dear Fellow Code4libbers, > > >>> > > >>> I hope I am not about to get flamed. Please take as context that I > > >>>have been a member of this community for almost a decade. I have > > >>>contributed software, support, and volunteer labor to this community's > > >>>events. I have also attended the majority of code4lib conferences, > > >>>which have been amazing and life-changing, and have helped me do my > job > > >>>a lot better. But, and I've never really known how to talk about this, > > >>>those conferences have also been problematic for me a couple of times. > > >>>Nothing like what happened to Noirin Shirley at ApacheCon (see > > >>>http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Noirin_Shirley_ApacheCon_incidentif > > >>>you're unfamiliar with the incident I mean) but enough to concern me > > >>>that even in a wonderful community where we mostly share the same > > >>>values, not everyone has the same definitions of acceptable behavior. > > >>> > > >>> I am watching the toxic fallout from the BritRuby conference > > >>>cancellation with a heavy heart (go search for "britruby conference > > >>>cancelled" if you want to catch up and/or get depressed). It has me > > >>>wondering what more we could be doing to promote diversity and > > >>>inclusiveness within code4lib. We have already had a couple of > > >>>harassment incidents over the years, which I won't rehash here, which > > >>>have driven away members of our community. We have also had other > > >>>incidents that don't get talked about because sometimes one can feel > > >>>that membership in a community is more important than one's personal > > >>>boundaries or even safety. We should not be a community where people > > >>>have to make that choice. > > >>> > > >>> I would like for us to consider adopting an anti-harassment policy > for > > >>>code4lib conferences. This is emerging as a best practice in the > larger > > >>>open source software community, and we would be joining the ranks of > > >>>many other conferences: > > >>> > http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Adoption. > > >>>The Ada Initiative has a great discussion of why adopting an > > >>>Anti-Harrassment policy is a good choice for a conference to make, as > > >>>well as some example policy statements, here: > > >>>http://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/conference-policies/ Here is a > > >>>summary: > > >>> > > >>>> Why have an official anti-harassment policy for your conference? > > >>>>First, it is necessary (unfortunately). Harassment at conferences is > > >>>>incredibly common - for example, see this timeline > > >>>>(http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/index.php?title=Timeline_of_incidents > ) > > >>>>of sexist incidents in geek communities. Second, it sets expectations > > >>>>for behavior at the conference. Simply having an anti-harassment > > >>>>policy can prevent harassment all by itself. Third, it encourages > > >>>>people to attend who have had bad experiences at other conferences. > > >>>>Finally, it gives conference staff instructions on how to handle > > >>>>harassment quickly, with the minimum amount of disruption or bad > press > > >>>>for your conference. > > >>> If the conference already has something like this in place, and I'm > > >>>just uninformed, please educate me and let's do a better job > > >>>publicizing it. > > >>> > > >>> Thanks for considering this suggestion. If the answer is the usual > > >>>code4lib answer (some variation on "Great idea! How are you going to > > >>>make that happen?") then I hereby nominate myself as a member of the > > >>>Anti-Harrassment Policy Adoption committee for the code4lib > conference. > > >>>Would anyone else like to join me? > > >>> > > >>> Bess Sadler > > >>> b...@stanford.edu > > >>> Manager, Application Development > > >>> Digital Library Systems & Services > > >>> Stanford University Library > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Karen Coyle > > >> kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net > > >> ph: 1-510-540-7596 > > >> m: 1-510-435-8234 > > >> skype: kcoylenet > > >
