Thanks, MJ. Done:
https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/commit/14c4e12023639200dea85de5db2a314ac305387a
On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 6:34 AM, MJ Ray <m...@phonecoop.coop> wrote:
> Esmé Cowles <escow...@ucsd.edu>
> > Also, I've seen a number of reports over the last few years of women
> > who were harassed at predominately-male tech conferences. Taken
> > together, they paint a picture of men (particularly drunken men)
> > creating an atmosphere that makes a lot of people feel excluded and
> > worry about being harassed or worse. So I think a positive
> > statement of values, and the general raising of consciousness of
> > these issues, is a good thing.
>
> I'm a member of software.coop, which helps write library software,
> including Koha - we co-hosted KohaCon12 this summer. Like all co-ops,
> our core values include equality. I would like to see an
> anti-harassment policy for code4lib.
>
> However, I'm saddened that I seem to be the first to object to the
> hand-waving ("number of reports") and prejudice in the above
> paragraph. The above problems seem more likely to arise from being
> drunk or being idiots than from being men. Please, let's treat all
> groups with equal respect and reserve our ire for particular members
> when they give us reason to do otherwise.
>
> The anti-harassment policy should not be developed from a "we need to
> kick men into line" standpoint. As such, I suggest
>
> https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md
> should say "Discriminatory language and imagery (including sexual)"
> rather than leading with a special case of "Sexual".
>
> I also suggest generalising "religion" to "religious beliefs" to avoid
> predictable attempts to insult some minorities and claim it's allowed
> because they're not formal, organised or state-approved religions.
>
> Regards,
> --
> MJ Ray (slef), member of www.software.coop, a for-more-than-profit co-op.
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