Makes me realise: we ought to be explicit about how this applies to IRC and our moderation policy.
On 29 April 2014 22:48, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: > Some more links. > > Mikeal Rogers pointed me to: > > http://nodeirc.info/ > > Node uses the following CoC for IRC: > > http://confcodeofconduct.com/ > > I like this a lot: > > http://blog.izs.me/post/30036893703/policy-on-trolling > > On 29 April 2014 22:34, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: >> Coraline Ada Ehmke (via Twitter) pointed me to this: >> >> https://github.com/bantik/contributor_covenant >> >> On 29 April 2014 17:54, Nick North <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I prefer the flavour of the Django one. The first point is, "Be welcoming, >>> friendly and patient" which feels to me to be about going out of your way >>> to help people and making a positive effort to be good, and the rest is in >>> the same spirit. The Debian one feels a bit less positive: "be wiling to >>> explain to others", "try to stay on topic" etc. The Django one also gives >>> examples of things you may be doing wrong, which can be helpful. But both >>> are good - I certainly wouldn't vote against something that looked like the >>> Debian one. >>> >>> Nick >>> >>> >>> On 29 April 2014 16:36, Noah Slater <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Perhaps we ought to take the best bits of both and stick it in a wiki >>>> page where we can collaboratively edit. There are a few things from my >>>> notes that I likely want to add in addition to both. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 29 April 2014 16:58, Joan Touzet <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > Can I ask folks who prefer the Django one to the Debian one specially >>>> > why? Is there something in Django's that's not in Debian's? Is there >>>> stuff >>>> > in the Debian one that people don't like explicitlly? >>>> > >>>> > For me, I agree the Django one is shorter and better formatted, but it >>>> > seemed to cover less ground than the Debian one. >>>> > >>>> > -Joan >>>> > >>>> > ----- Original Message ----- >>>> > From: "Nick North" <[email protected]> >>>> > To: [email protected] >>>> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:30:48 AM >>>> > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Apache CouchDB Developer Code of Conduct >>>> > >>>> > +1 on the CoC idea. I also like the Django example as a starting point. >>>> And >>>> > definitely +1 on no profanity - plenty of people are offended by it, and >>>> > that in itself should be enough to rule it out. It also adds nothing to >>>> the >>>> > process of communicating ideas to the community. >>>> > >>>> > Nick >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > On 29 April 2014 13:15, Jason Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> > >>>> >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 6:56 PM, Mike Rhodes <[email protected] >>>> >> >wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> > On 29 April 2014 11:18, Jason Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >> > >>>> >> > > Rule: No profanity >>>> >> > > >>>> >> > > Secondly, this is only a suspicion, but I think profanity (and also >>>> >> cocky >>>> >> > > faux hatred), is a shibboleth indicating manhood and that we are in >>>> a >>>> >> > > men-only club. It's like a loud fart or belch, or scratching your >>>> >> groin. >>>> >> > > Men generally curb that behavior in mixed company. It reminds me of >>>> >> bulls >>>> >> > > locking horns to impress a mate. Maybe F-bombs and the anger it >>>> stands >>>> >> > for >>>> >> > > are scaring some women away from software. Could be wrong, though. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > +1 to guidance against profanity, particularly casual. Crassness is >>>> >> > unpleasant. >>>> >> > >>>> >> > -1 to casual sexism that women don't swear, fart or scratch their >>>> >> crotches. >>>> >> > I know you didn't mean harm, but this trap is too easy to fall into >>>> and >>>> >> is >>>> >> > relevant here. >>>> >> > >>>> >> >>>> >> Well anyway I'm glad there's some momentum (if not yet consensus) to >>>> this >>>> >> idea. Thanks. >>>> >> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Noah Slater >>>> https://twitter.com/nslater >>>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Noah Slater >> https://twitter.com/nslater > > > > -- > Noah Slater > https://twitter.com/nslater -- Noah Slater https://twitter.com/nslater
