On Thursday, 30 August 2012 at 14:14, Ash Berlin wrote:
> On 30 Aug 2012, at 18:47, Dave Hodgkinson wrote:
> > Where is the usage policy of #london.pm IRC channel.
>
We don't have one. We should have one. And not just for irc, but for the
mailing lists and for real live events. Here, let me write one (or at
least steal one.)
Here's the nutshell version, stolen from Tim O'Reilly, which was stolen
from Flickr.
Don’t be creepy. You know the guy. Don't be that guy.
Here's my longer drawn out version, stolen from YAPC::NA's code of
conduct. Comments on this are genuinely welcome, and I'll leave it to the
current London.pm leader to make a call on what exactly we should adopt (if
anything)
Code of Conduct
1. Purpose
London.pm believes our community should be truly open for everyone. As
such, we are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming
environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation,
disability, ethnicity, religion,preferred operating system,
programming language, or text editor.
This code of conduct outlines our expectations for participant behavior as
well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.
We invite all posters to the mailing list, members of the irc channels,
event attendees, London.pm t-shirt wearers and other participants in the
London.pm community to help us realise a safe and positive
experience for everyone.
2. Expected Behavior
Be considerate, respectful, and collaborative.
Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior, speech, and
electronic communication. Be aware that what may be mild banter to you
might be perceived as demeaning, discriminatory or harassing
behavior to other members or potential members of the wider
London.pm community.
Be mindful of your surroundings and of your fellow participants. Alert the
London.pm leaders (part or present,) or event organisers if you notice a
dangerous situation or someone in distress.
Participate in an authentic and active way. In doing so, you help to
improve the London.pm community.
3. Unacceptable Behavior
Unacceptable behaviors include: intimidating, harassing, abusive,
discriminatory, derogatory or demeaning conduct on the mailing lists, irc
channels and while attending London.pm events and related events. Be aware
London.pm venues may be shared with members of the public; please be
respectful to all patrons of these locations. Be aware that
electronic communications are effectively archived forever and are
accessible to the public and therefore become the "public face" of
London.pm.
Harassment includes: offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual
orientation, race, religion, disability; inappropriate use of nudity and/or
sexual images in public spaces (including presentation slides); deliberate
intimidation, stalking or following; harassing photography or recording;
sustained disruption of talks or other events; inappropriate physical
contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
4. Consequences of Unacceptable Behavior
Unacceptable behavior will not be tolerated by anyone associated with the
London.pm community.
Anyone asked to stop unacceptable behavior is expected to comply
immediately.
If a participant engages in unacceptable behavior, the London.pm leaders
(past and present,) event organisers, or any person delegated
responsibility by the aforementioned may take any action they deem
appropriate, up to and
including permanent expulsion from the event, mailing list or irc channel.
5. What to do if you witness or are subject to unacceptable behavior
If you are subject to unacceptable behavior, notice that someone else is
being subject to unacceptable behavior, or have any other concerns, please
notify a London.pm leader (past or present,) event organiser, or any person
delegated to handle this task by the aforementioned as soon as possible.
These people will be available to help participants contact law
enforcement, and in the case of in-person events contact venue
security, to >> provide escorts, or to otherwise assist those
experiencing unacceptable behavior to feel safe for the duration of
the event.
Members of the London.pm community are encouraged to bring these matters
to the attention of the London.pm leaders, event organisers, and delegated
representatives rather then dealing with issues solely themselves so
matters can be dealt with properly in a manner that does not expose
those members to accusations of personal vendettas. Issues of
harassment are important, and as such we are keen that issues are
seen to be dealt with at a community wide level.
6. Scope
We expect all people participating in the London.pm community, be it in
person or through electronic communication, to abide by this code of conduct
whenever they participate in the London.pm community.
7. Contact info
lea...@london.pm.org
8. License and attribution
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
Adapted from the YAPC::NA community guidelines which can be found at
http://yapcna.org/conference/code-of-conduct
