On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 1:36 PM, Thomas Kluyver <tho...@kluyver.me.uk> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, at 01:20 PM, Andy Robinson wrote: > > To enforce good conduct in a suitably Pythonic manner, I hereby > > propose the foundation of the Yorkshire Inquisition, headed by Steve. > > I don't think anybody expected that! > > Me least of all. Had I been consulted I would have said that I am not a suitable person to be enforcing CoCs and (in case you didn't get the message earlier) I agree with Andy that the Python CoC will suffice. But I know full well from my experience that to go too far down this road inevitably invites a schism between the "freewheelers" (my category for those whose happy life circumstances allow them to regard being offended as part and parcel of a fully-lived life) and the "enforcers" (those who would like specific punishments for specific offences. And I want no part of a battle between these two poles. I don't really enjoy being a member of polarised groups much at all. So, seriously, honoured and all that but you will have to look for an Enforcer elsewhere. I'm nobody's good example. > Such an institution will have truly terrifying powers of enforcement. > > Suggestions welcome on this thread > > Give the inquisition the power to restrict someone's use of language > features. For instance, in a relatively mild incident, the heretic may > be banned from using for loops for a month, and have to emulate them > using while instead. You are optimistic about the powers of enforcement. I believe the CoC does allow list managers to ban people after suitable warnings. But I'm not a list manager and have no pretensions to being one. definitely-not-your-enforcer-ly yr's - Steve Steve Holden
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