On 06/06/2016 01:16, Rich Bowen wrote: > The challenge with a CoC is knowing when to quit before becoming the > thought police. Also, it should be things that are measurable and > enforceable. I don't think this is either. > > What you are suggesting is really good advice, but isn't something we can > enforce with policy.
While the CoC might not be the best place for this good advice, there are other places where it might work better: http://community.apache.org/contributors/etiquette http://www.apache.org/dev/contrib-email-tips Mark > On Jun 5, 2016 8:00 PM, "Niall Pemberton" <niall.pember...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I really like the code of conduct, but I think it would be good to include >> something about sending too many emails. Sometimes you get people who >> dominate a thread, responding to almost everyone and they drain the energy >> of others to take part. >> >> My suggestion is to add a sentence to the "Be concise" section, perhaps >> something like the following: >> >> "Try not to dominate a thread, you don't have to respond to everyone. Pause >> between sending emails to give others an opportunity to contribute to the >> debate." >> >> WDYT? >> >> Niall >> >
