How about SC just do away with the whole code of conduct in general? It's a
theoretical piece of shit and has no practical value. I say this especially
after all the arguing that's transpired over the past 24 hours and my
general disgust with some of the posting of instructors here...[very few on
the planet but me would notice or care].

Overall, think going gentler on students/new individuals anywhere is the
only acceptable approach to teaching/living. The problem with things like
codes of conduct or talk of politeness or respect is how couched in highly
normative/exclusive/dominant social ideas they are.

>From what I've noticed; this is a very diverse group compared to most
academic related places and makes for all sorts of alien talk. Learning to
fight/discuss through our differences in a much more productive approach
than going fascist on everything....even if this is a company
[authoritative space].

My thoughts,
S.G.

On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 11:09 AM, Matthew Brett <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 6:12 PM, Jonah Duckles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Dirk,
> >
> > We have a community that is meant to be inclusive to all. We have no
> > requirements that you use your real identity.
> >
> > It might be time for all of us to review the community code of conduct
> and
> > strive to uphold it in all that we do.
> >
> > http://software-carpentry.org/conduct/
>
> I think what happened here was that Dirk could have phrased his reply
> more gently, and Spaced Girl reacted understandably to the apparent
> rudeness.
>
> Maybe there should be a 'community guidelines' document which says
> something like "please go out of your way to be helpful and polite,
> especially to people who have just joined the list".   I'm thinking
> that should be a different document from the CoC, because the CoC is
> (presumably deliberately) couched in formal language, and it would be
> odd to mix a gentle "please be friendly" with that kind of language.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Matthew
>
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