At 2005-08-22 10:30:29 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > One thing which we can very clearly disregard is the possibility > that the list is not interested.
Right. Enough people are interested in solving the problem that rehashing the argument will just give the disinclined more rope to waste everyone's time with. > Suggestions about what to do next: [...] But first... To any women on the list who have felt uncomfortable to post or attend meetings: please try again. We can't promise that offensive behaviour will never occur on the list, but it will not be tolerated in silence. Your participation will go a long way towards making the list a better place for everyone. > Maybe a small section on avoiding certain phrases/jokes etc which > may be offensive to a specific group on the list I don't think it's a good idea to try and prescribe acceptable forms of speech. The intention is to discourage disrespect and hostility, rather than to encourage new ways for its expression. I think the guidelines are OK (at most, they could use some clarification, perhaps). We just need to be careful to avoid complicity-by-apathy. -- ams _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
