On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Ruben Vermeersch <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Do we really have such a huge problem that the process of punishing, > kicking or simply reprimand bad behaving individuals needs to be > institutionalized? > > I have always had the impression that the GNOME community is one of the > calmest and most mature places around. And this despite the fact that > there's no official "cross this line and you'll go to jail"-policy in > place, which is a great testament to how open-minded and welcoming the > project as a whole is. I too have found the GNOME community to be extremely welcoming. I got met at my first GUADEC in 2001 with "You're a girl!" from a very excited woman manning the registration desk. But I can't ignore the fact that people are leaving our community or being quiet, because they don't like the type of interaction that happens. Especially when I can see several interactions that don't meet our own agreed upon Standards of Conduct. I think if we self policed ourselves, we wouldn't need a formal process. If multiple people (it can't always be the same one) stepped in and said "hey, good ideas, but tone it down". But I think we are still arguing over whether or not we have a problem ... (and I really wish we were talking about Dave's original email - "what would you like to see from the Foundation" because I for one would really like to know what people would like to see from their Foundation membership and the Foundation in general.) Stormy
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