Why we need a committee? I think admins can enforce if necessary.
> Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2015 00:30:40 -0600 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Wikitech-l] [Engineering] Code of conduct > > On 8/22/15, Risker <[email protected]> wrote: > > David, thanks for this find. > > > > THIS is why the Code of Conduct is needed. I recognized myself in this > > blog. I remembered avoiding any aspect of socialization at conferences I > > had to attend for work, and simply didn't even consider attending > > conferences for any other purpose. I remembered how readily "the guys" > > assumed that any woman there was there for more than just networking and > > learning. I remembered having my butt pinched, my breasts "accidentally > > touched", my questions ignored or laughed at. I remember how the buzz of > > background conversation is always much louder when the speaker is a woman > > than when the speaker is a man. > > > > It's changed for me. Not because there's any less of all of this going on. > > No, it's because my hair is grey and I'm now old enough to be the mom of > > half the people in the room at any male-dominated conferences I attend; and > > outside of Wikimedia events, the conferences I go to are usually full of > > conservative businesswomen, and alcohol is rarely involved. > > > > So yeah...you need a code of conduct. Because if I was even 15 years > > younger, I'd never go to a Wikimedia conference. > > > > Risker/Anne > > > > Thank you for writing this. I really appreciate you sharing your experiences. > > Your comments have convinced me that I should support the proposal, > where previously I had mixed feelings. The types of behaviours you > describe are absolutely unacceptable. > > -- > Bawolff > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
