On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:45 PM, Owen Winkler <[email protected]> wrote: > > Chris Meller wrote: >> >> Having a pornographic photo hanging on the wall of the lobby and having >> one behind a door labeled "NSFW" that you have to open are totally >> different things. > > Indeed. Unfortunately, the presence/endorsement of a "NSFW" label on > anything in the channel is enough to tarnish any image we might try to > build for visiting users. > > It's like that family video store with the curtain and the "Adults Only" > sign above. Sure, you don't see the porn, but you know they serve it, > so you look at the clerk differently. I don't want potential users to > take away that impression of Habari as a result of trying out an IRC > support request, which we even encourage from the wiki and on Twitter.
It sounds to me as though a possible compromise might be something like this: The Habari community should feel comfortable using the #habari IRC channel for both Habari-related conversations, and non-Habari conversations. We cannot, and do not want to, prohibit participants from engaging in conversations that they find satisfying, so long as such conversations are not disruptive or offensive to other participants in the channel. A community as diverse as Habari's will naturally lend itself to discussions of things other than Habari, as shared interests are discovered, guidance and opinions are sought, and friendships strengthened. This is all normal, and healthy for a community. The Habari Cabal, as shepherds of the Habari code, documentation, and community, generally agree to act in a fashion that is exemplary of acceptable behaviour. The Habari Cabal will not dilute the channel with content that may be deemed inappropriate or "not safe for work". The Habari Cabal may well engage in tangential discussions that have nothing to do with Habari, but such discussions shall be "safe for work", generally respectful of other participants, and will be terminated if such conversations impair the stated purpose of the channel: namely, development and support. >> But this is why I didn't want to try and establish a set of rules, >> because we're not likely to ever agree. :) > > As I said in my longer reply, adults come to agreements about what to do > when not everyone can be trusted to behave as an adult. My last > suggestion wasn't a "set of rules" but simply stronger language about > the expected tenor of the channel, and the consequences of violating it. > I'm curious what others think of adding that language. I like the content that's on the wiki now. I think it's important that the wiki specifically state that the channel is logged at all times, both by the channel bot and by many of the participants in the channel. No expectation of privacy is provided, and if you post something stupid, it may come back to haunt you. Caveat emptor. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
