Thank you for sharing that Rachel Nabors post, David; bookmarked. I think some on this list are missing the point that codes of conduct are necessary to help provide a welcoming and safer environment for marginalized people, including the neuroatypical that Tim refers to (somewhat disparagingly). It isn't about virtual signaling or earning social justice cred; it's about addressing some of the legitimate concerns and fears that prevent people including women (of all races), people of color (of all genders), LGBT+ people, and others from participating fully in spaces and events.
- Pax aka Funcrunch
On 2/26/17 9:53 AM, David Gerard wrote:
On 26 February 2017 at 17:49, Tim Landscheidt tim@tim-landscheidt.de wrote:
Eh, they do and that is one of the reasons to oppose the Code of Conduct. Its draft implicitly alleges that the technical spaces currently are a cesspit that is in urgent need of someone with a rake while protecting actual offend- ers by granting immunity to "neuroatypical" behaviour.
This is a pretty reasonable presumption regarding technical spaces: if you *don't* have a code of conduct, it's a reasonable conclusion from outside that there will be serious unacknowledged problems.
e.g. "You literally cannot pay me to speak without a Code of Conduct" http://rachelnabors.com/2015/09/01/code-of-conduct/
This is literally all well-worn discourse territory, but I'm sure if you both persist you can wear everyone down.
- d.