Thank-you Jonah. Well said. Lynne
Sent from my iPad > On May 5, 2016, at 13:29, Jonah Duckles <[email protected]> > wrote: > > All, > > We’ve had a few recent incidents on the Discuss list which have brought up > questions about online identity and acceptable behavior in our community. I’d > like to tease the two apart. > > We have been very clear as a community that we recognize the problems of > exclusion around all forms of self-identification, name, culture, race, > gender, career status etc. Our code of conduct exists to set forth our values > while building a safe, open, and welcoming community. We are open to all who > can engage in civil and respectful discourse. Our vibrant conversations and > the way that we develop a strong community with one another online is central > to the way our organization functions. > > I hope that our community is a place where people can feel safe using their > real or chosen identity and that we are open to all kinds of voices - > wherever they may come. However, there are very real ways in which > individuals feel threatened or uncomfortable and are therefore are less > likely to engage with our community unless they can use a pseudonym. There > are circumstances where the only way someone can interact online without > being harassed or threatened in their offline life is through a pseudonym. We > may not like that this is true, but it can be true. > > In terms of online behavior, our CoC is very clear that we do not tolerate > individuals who engage in exclusionary bullying. Even if it is veiled as a > request or if it is done in a passive aggressive tone, it is not acceptable > behavior. Judging a person based solely on their chosen representation (ie > their choice to be anonymous) and not the substance of their contribution to > the thread is unacceptable. We as a community should not tolerate that kind > of behavior as it is a clear violation of our CoC. > > We also should not tolerate using a pseudonym as a veil for bullying or bad > behavior. While we give any anonymous contributor the benefit of the doubt, > when the tone of the conversation includes “offensive verbal comments” (CoC) > it becomes uncharacteristic of our community's respectful way of discussing > issues instead of individuals. As our code of conduct says: “Be kind to > others. Do not insult or put down other[s]”. > > In six years we've had less than an handful of these incidents. As a > community we are a strong collective of professionals who are doing important > work to advance the goals of scientific research and reproducibility. We > accomplish so much because of the civility and regard for persons of every > background. As we continue to grow this vibrant community, let’s keep > upholding the standards and work together to keep the culture strong and > respectful. > > > --- > Jonah Duckles > Software Carpentry, Executive Director > http://software-carpentry.org > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.software-carpentry.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss_lists.software-carpentry.org
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