I think the intent here is to be proactive, and clearly define that we ARE an open, inclusive organization. That way, if someone includes offensive remarks in some Habari-related presentation somewhere down the road, we can all say "Hey, that guy isn't with us. His comments and opinions are his own, and don't reflect the nature of the Habari community."
An intelligent, rational person should come to that conclusion on their own, but in a reactive situation when tensions are high and someone's feelings are hurt, the lack of a diversity statement might be erroneously interpreted to mean that we support the idiot and his negative remarks. I think it's a good idea to say, outright and upfront, that we're an open and inclusive organization. +1 for the statement. On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Sean Coates <[email protected]> wrote: >> +0 It's mostly common sense and courtesy. People should do that themselves >> without a statement from a project. > > Agreed, so I'm +0, too. > There's nothing /wrong/ with the statement, but I have no idea what ethnicity > or sexual orientation most of the community represent, and I don't care, so > IMO it's not necessary to make a big deal out of nothing. The rule should be: > "don't be an idiot," which includes "don't troll" and "ignore the trolls." > > S > > -- > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/habari-dev > -- To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-users
