And as was already pointed out, the word "fuck" has appeared over 500 times in Phabricator discussions without issue. If you use the word "fuck" to be hostile, that's still being hostile. The fact that it's an expletive is what makes it effective at conveying hostility. Arguing that that's a ban against the word "fuck" is a straw man.
On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 4:13 PM MZMcBride <z...@mzmcbride.com> wrote: > Ryan Kaldari wrote: > >It's possible to highlight abuses while still being respectful and > >collegial. No one is seriously arguing that criticism should be banned (or > >the word "fuck"). > > Are you sure about that? I think the Code of Conduct Committee _is_ > arguing that it's the use of the word "fuck" that was problematic here. If > I had written "Why did you do that?!" instead of "What the fuck.", do you > think I would have had my Phabricator account disabled for a week? > > As Alex asks on this mailing list: is using the abbreviated "wtf" form now > considered a formal offense in tasks and commits? I genuinely do not know. > > MZMcBride > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
