Marc Riddell wrote:
on 11/9/07 2:02 PM, Ray Saintonge at
saintonge(a)telus.net wrote:
> Marc Riddell wrote:
>
>> on 11/9/07 2:39 AM, The Cunctator at cunctator(a)gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> This is sad and pathetic. And I mean "pathetic" in the sense of
>>> "arousing sadness and compassion".
>>>
>>> A code of conduct tells people "We don't trust new people, and we
have
>>> problems with each other, and we
don't know how to build a
community."
>>>
>> Cunc, a code of conduct is a set of guidelines - like road signs -
they
help
>> people to go in the right direction. The
Community that was built was
going
>> in the wrong direction; we're trying
to correct that. Keep the faith.
>>
> I think there is more to this than Cunc's curmudgeonly reputation.
>
> The danger is that we do have people who will treat the proposed Code
of
Conduct
as a hammer for beating newbies. A code put in those terms
would be as meaningful as shrinkwrapped software that tells me that I
can't transfer the information to Cuba.
I support the idea of a series of principles that we all hold dear, but
not any kind of bureaucratic structure to support them.
That's commune talk :-). Ray, by "bureaucratic structure" do you
mean
people?
I'm talking more about structures that elaborate rules to make sure
that
everything is specified, or signing pledges...
Ec