Re: [Origami] CoC—Being Too Specific in Language
On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:16 AM John Scully wrote: > How is this enforced? > > > > Only timely and directly reports of violations with sufficient factual > details to the Conference can be investigated. Upon investigation, > allegations may result in sanctions including, but not limited to expulsion > from the Conference and Venue without recourse. Any report deemed to have > not been made in good faith or with a reasonable factual basis shall be > treated as a violation. Investigations and sanctions imposed shall be > conducted and determined in the sole discretion of the Conference. Nothing > in this Standard of Conduct interferes with or discourages a Participant > from exercising his or her right to contact the Venue and/or law > enforcement directly and in such a case; the Conference shall fully > cooperate with the Venue and law enforcement. > > > While this simplified Code of Conduct does have some benefits, one thing that I would say is missing is confidentiality for people reporting violations. Without that type of provision, some people will be unwilling to come forward due to fear of reprisals from the accused or friends of the accused. There is a good video (with transcript) that goes into great detail about Codes of Conduct and specifically touches on confidentiality as well as enumeration. https://the-orbit.net/lousycanuck/2014/02/08/ftbcon2-sexual-harassment-law-and-you-with-full-transcript-ftbcon thanks, malachi
Re: [Origami] Rules of conduct (RoC) and Centerfold.
On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 9:04 AM Weinstein, Michael wrote: > Rules of conduct (RoC) and Centerfold. > This discussion isn't really about Centerfold, but you do bring up some points that I would like to address. Yes, enforcing a CoC does take some effort, but I believe it is part of the work of running a modern convention. CenterFold is already doing the work, according to John, because he has handled every complaint he has received in the past (apparently mostly minor class disruptions, as I understand it). This just formalizes and structures the process and, potentially, lets the work be delegated to other people instead of requiring the attention of the main organizers. I would also note that the level of effort needed to manage this process for a convention of a couple hundred people for a weekend is not the same as a university setting with tens of thousands of students, faculty, and staff. > This is what the volunteers of Centerfold have been asked to do. And I > will note that *no where* have I seen even one person volunteer to write > said RoC and/or implement it at Centerfold. I for one don’t want to go > anywhere near it. You can wind up in the middle of things you don’t want > to be in the middle of. > There has been a lot of discussion and it may be easy to miss, but one of the first responses in this discussion was from Carol Martinson who cited her experience with writing CoCs for the library she worked for and offered to specifically help Centerfold write one. John Scully then replied that he was interested in taking her up on that offer. Search your email for the subject line "CoC - Volunteering Offer". I am pretty sure that other people would have been happy to help create sooner if their requests for and questions about a CoC at Centerfold had been met with more than scorn, derision, and stonewalling. In my email discussion with John that started in Sept. 2019, that is what I was trying to do. As far as for implementing and executing a CoC at Centerfold, at least one person in the facebook discussion volunteered to be part of a group that would receive incident reports and manage the process. I am sure that a convention with adequate goodwill and social capital could find other people willing to help because they consider this an important and worthwhile effort. It is also a way that people can volunteer to help regardless of how far from an event they happen to live. I, for one, would be willing to act as such a volunteer at a convention that I felt welcomed to attend. Unfortunately, Centerfold may have squandered some of its goodwill and social capital already. > Says me if we can’t have a gathering of adults for one weekend without the > expectation that everyone can be civil to everyone, we just shouldn’t do > it. My enthusiasm for Origami conventions has taken a *BIG* nosedive over > this. > That is a shame. Says me if we can't have a reasonable, published set of ground rules for an event and a way of managing the outcomes, we just shouldn't have the event. malachi >
Re: [Origami] CoC—Being Too Specific in Language
On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 5:50 PM John Scully wrote: > The problem (in my and many other’s opinion) > I suggest that, at least in this conversation, we frame things as our own opinions and avoid using nonspecific "others" to lend gravity to our point of view. I am sure you know plenty of people who agree with you and you also know plenty who would disagree with you. This is not a popularity contest or an election. This is a discussion to figure out what kind of policies can be put in place to handle incidents of harassment in a way that is safe for the victim and that is welcoming to a broader audience. The answer to most of your other questions is that it is up to the event organizers as to what what constitutes a "good" Code of Conduct and then it is up to potential attendees to decide if it is something they are comfortable with. Is your concern that having a Code of Conduct will scare away more attendees than it might reassure and attract? malachi
Re: [Origami] CoC—Being Too Specific in Language
On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 11:18 AM Carol Martinson via Origami < origami@lists.digitalorigami.com> wrote: > If I am interpreting what he is trying to say correctly, people need the > specific words and actions named so they know what is and is not allowed. > Acceptable behaviors vary widely from culture to culture so they may need > specific actions listed to know what is expected. > I believe you misunderstood what I was trying to say or I am misunderstanding what you are trying to say. I think, at least for an event CoC, there is a balance that can be struck between the very vague and open to interpretation "don't be a jerk" and the overly specific enumeration of all words and actions that qualify as harassment. I specifically referenced the OUSA CoC because it does enumerate several types of discrimination that are specifically prohibited which gives the person reading it an understanding of what is not acceptable. I don't think specific words or actions need to be spelled out, but that it is useful to know what areas are covered by the policy. So, maybe we can clarify this point. From the OUSA CoC, do you consider the following to be overly specific? * offensive communication related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, and age. * use of sexist, racist, ableist, or any other discriminatory or exclusionary language. thanks, malachi
Re: [Origami] COC Thoughts
On Sun, May 16, 2021, 8:08 PM John R. S. Mascio wrote: > I have some questions, I feel, we need to seriously think about: > > *What do we hope to accomplish? *Have a CoC? Bad. Reasons for a CoC? > I'm sure we can come up with 1000's of reasons, and probably all good, but > a knee-jerk reaction we need one is not a reason to have one. But reasons > for it are the motivation, not the outcome. Are there laws or other rules > that possibly cover this better that we just need to use/enforce? Are > there other methods we can use? > The reason we need Codes of Conduct is that the origami community is not immune to having people act badly and is also diverse and global enough that large events are likely to bring together people with different backgrounds and from different cultures why have different assumptions about what is "reasonable". One impetus for this is that there are members of the origami community who have assaulted or harassed other members of the origami community at times and places in the past. Some of those victims do not feel comfortable attending a convention that does not have a Code of Conduct that provides adequate protection from further harm for victims that decide to come forward in the event that an incident does occur. I, personally, want more people to feel safe and comfortable attending more origami events and a robust Code of Conduct is one element that helps ensure that for some people. Malachi >
Re: [Origami] CoC - Kicking off the Discussion
On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 7:05 PM John Scully wrote: > There are large parts of this that we can all easily agree on - the two > extremes. > First is anything that is an actual crime. Assault of any kind, violence, > threats of violence etc. If anything like that occurs then the police > should be involved. If someone reports the incident to admins, and no one > has yet called the police then that should be done, but anyone can call the > police. > Unfortunately, some might disagree with this first point. If there is a victim then their desire to pursue legal remedy and law enforcement involvement should likely be considered. There are some instances where the personal cost of trying to lodge a report to the police are too high to make that desirable for the victim, but it still may be prudent for the event to take action in some of those circumstances. As an example, one attendee corners another in an area with no witnesses or cameras present. They proceed to kiss and touch the person even though such interactions have not been affirmatively consented to. The person manages to escape the situation and wants the event to take some kind of action (as defined by the CoC, could range from monitoring to a warning to expulsion or other) but they do not want to try to file a police report because they know there is no physical evidence and so it would only be one person's word against the other and they realize that the police will also directly confront the offender about the incident which could bring additional harm back on the victim. If they know that the only way to report the incident to the event would be to also report it to the police they may be less inclined to report it at all. Now...the most difficult area is what I would call "social injustice" > rules. Some of the suggested CoC sent to us have long enumerated sets of > ways you should not offend people. > Problem with that is that on the one hand you are listing a lot of > things that only a very small subset of people will care about, and on the > other can never list them all. There is a reason that "murder" is against > the law, not "murder by shooting, murder by stabbing, murder by manual > strangulation, murder by garrote, murder by poison". > If you list "things that are bad" you sort of imply that things not on the > list are not bad. And you will continually be asked to add to the list. > The OUSA CoC (just used for convenience) says that harassment includes but is not limited to: * offensive communication related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, and age. * use of sexist, racist, ableist, or any other discriminatory or exclusionary language. >From my point of view, this is like saying that "murder, stealing, and assault" are against the law. It doesn't go into details about what different specific words are offensive, but outlines broad areas of language that are not tolerated. However, I want to draw attention to one part of your statement that seems troublesome to me. I don't think it is a "problem" that the list will include "a lot of things that only a very small subset of people will care about." Part of the point of a CoC is to make it clear that people in what are often marginalized groups feel comfortable attending because they know what will and won't be tolerated. If the majority of the attendees of an event are caucasion that does not mean that racist language is acceptable because "only a very small subset of people" are targeted by it. It's also not really a problem that people might ask to add things to the list or otherwise amend it, since the event organizers get to decide how they want to handle those requests. As with all parts of a CoC, it is up to the convention organizers to decide what should be included, how it should be implemented, and to publish it so that potential attendees can make informed decisions based on what they can expect at the event. If the Code of Conduct is too permissive, they know not to go. If the Code of Conduct is not permissive enough, they know not to go. Or, in either case, they can take their issues up with the organizers and lobby for changes. Again, it goes back to the organizers to decide what to include or not. The current method people use for making decisions about attending or not attending an event without a CoC is to rely on "whisper networks", word of mouth, or just their gut instincts as to how things will be handled. To be specific, one person asked that the CoC include "Mis-gendering > someone, even accidently is tantamount to physical violence. Therefore > please refrain from any use of gender pronouns". > That is one of the things I was referring to when I stated that I did not > want to be the "PC Police", or have an "overly PC CoC", which people took > real offence to. > Again, it is up to the organizers to decide what to include in the CoC. If this seems out of bounds to you, then you
Re: [Origami] What is this model about?
On Fri, Apr 10, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Jorge E. Jaramillo odrau...@gmail.com wrote: I was checking the table of contents of the book PCOC Play published by OUSA in 2005 and a name really caught my eye, it is this model called Fire Don't work here anymore. Could someone please tell me what this model is about? This model is a modular action model ring similar to Fireworks in the way that it rotates, but it uses fewer units (3 instead of 12). My understanding is that the name is a joke reference to Fireworks. Fire works? No, fire don't work here anymore. Fire don't work here anymore. https://www.flickr.com/photos/malachus/4284107066/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/malachus/4284105496/ Fireworks https://www.flickr.com/photos/malachus/4239639384/ malachi
Re: [Origami] Un-Square Origami Paper
On Feb 3, 2015 5:36 PM, Anne LaVin anne.la...@gmail.com wrote: (Forwarding on a message from AOL user: dermothaye...@aol.com ) Square Origami Paper - That's Never Square !!! Why is it not square when folded corner to corner (diagonally). It's packaged as square origami paper. It probably was square when it was cut. Paper is made with water and is never totally dry. Depending on the temperature and humidity, paper will come to an equilibrium, but a change in either factor will change the moisture content of the paper. Machine made paper has a grain because the fibers are aligned during the fabrication process which means that the paper will expand or contract in one direction more than the other. So, even if it is cut perfectly square, unless it was stable when it was cut and you are folding with the same environmental conditions it was in at that time it was cut, it won't be exactly square. If you cut the paper yourself when you are ready to fold it, it will be closer to square. Otherwise you just have to trim it or compensate during the folding. This is a bigger issue for wet folding and the coping options are similar, by that is a different topic. I am not an expert, if someone has better information I would be eager to hear it. Thanks, Malachi
Re: [Origami] Fairly complex practical models?
On Jul 24, 2014 11:09 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com gera...@neorigami.com wrote: I'm looking for other practical models of that level of complexity, but haven't had any luck. Can you please help me find another one? I would really appreciate it! With so many models in the world there has to be another one. The things that come to mind are some masks, hats (flasher hats in particular), and boxes. http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluepaper/8656926464/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/malachus/3224065535/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/malachus/5446339276/ There are other examples of each, but I think all of these qualify as more complex than low intermediate. Good luck, Malachi
Re: [Origami] origami exhibition
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 10:38 PM, Thomas adigg...@comcast.net wrote: An exhibition of origami tesselations with photography paper which was then exposed and developed in Manchester CT.. For those who aren't aware, this is the culmination of a successful origami-related Kickstarter project to fund a collaboration between Christine Dalenta and Benjamin Parker. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1027521965/shadow-tessellations I met Ben a few years ago at CenterFold and he has designed many interesting tessellations. (I would link to some additional photos, but I fear the spam filter.) It is nice to see him pushing the envelope and trying novel things. malachi
Re: [Origami] dream dog house sighting
On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 3:48 PM, Diana Lee boostdi...@yahoo.com wrote: Are we to assume that the crane dog-house is also a result of Photoshop too? The Dream Dog House Collection is a April's Fools joke (says so on the very bottom of page. It is much harder to find a definitive source for that picture, but it also appears to be borrowed from somewhere. http://www.kiwicanvas.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_7294.jpg It was reversed for the fake Lowe's ad, but it has also appeared in other places before, according to Google reverse image search. Based on that search, I found an older version of the small crane photo, too, but it is also hard to verify the origin. Neither of the cranes seem to be CC licensed, but it is possible that the original was CC or public domain. malachi
Re: [Origami] Origami sighting
On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 7:29 PM, KDianne Stephens kdiannesteph...@gmail.comwrote: I have been blind to it all these years...today I noticed the Chase logo ! see it here www.orifun.weebly.com It is also the natural product of 4 dogbone business card units. http://www.flickr.com/photos/46229192@N00/1913682228/ malachi
Re: [Origami] Colors in the two-colored symbol?
On Fri, Nov 29, 2013 at 9:21 AM, Gerardo @neorigami.com gera...@neorigami.com wrote: Any way, I wanted to ask you something in particular about it which I hope I didn't ask the first time... when making diagrams in color, do you think the colors used in the symbol can be misleading? To me, the important thing is that the colors in the symbol match the colors of the diagram so that it is easy to see which side of the paper will make up which parts of the model. I can think of one book in particular where the coloration in the diagrams is sometimes the exact opposite of the photo of the finished model, which meant that I looked at the finished model and the first steps of the diagram and ended up with the reverse of what I expected. malachi
[Origami] Searching for a book model
I seem to recall reading about a simple book model derived from a masu box, but I don't recall where I saw it mentioned or where diagrams might be found. Could anyone here give me additional information about this model? I have arrived at a folding solution but I am interested in more information. Thanks, Malachi http://nashvilleorigamiclub.org
Re: [Origami] Mythical Kennedy frog
On Sep 23, 2013 1:42 PM, Paper Dragon paperdra...@rcn.com wrote: I diagrammed the traditional jumping frog from a business card or 3X5 note card. I am not sure where it appeared in a convention book or FOCA news letter. I checked the 82 convention book and did not find it there. The copyright of the diagram is 4/4/90. I already shared the diagram with Chris. Interesting. The text about the record holding frog suggests it may be a different model. It says that it was folded from a 15cm square of copy paper. Malachi
Re: [Origami] Paper thickness?
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:19 PM, Gerardo @neorigami.com gera...@neorigami.com wrote: Thank you so much for your help. I wanted to ask you, is there a way I can convert a gsm measure to the US method? Thanks! I suppose one could create a formula for each basis type of paper in the US system and be able to convert between them. I usually just use one of many charts online that provide an approximate conversion for the common weights. http://www.paper-paper.com/weight.html I found another site with the formula for Text and Cover weight papers. http://okpaper.com/calculators/lbs-to-gsm 1lb. of Text paper = 1.48 gsm. Multiply each pound of text paper by 1.48. 1lb. of Cover paper = 2.708 gsm. Multiply each pound of cover paper by 2.708. In general, to convert GSM to US lbs you would need to know/guess the basis paper type that it would be considered in the US, then you would need to determine how many square meters the base size is for that type, determine the grams per sheet of that size, then multiply it by the number of sheets for that type (500) then convert it to lbs. I think that's right... Most of the nicer online paper stores I order from list as a courtesy, although it is frequently an estimate or approximation. It is somewhat peculiar that paper thickness is not really measured, but I assume that a lot of assumptions about thickness derive from the weight, with similarly weighted papers being close enough in thickness for most printing purposes. Maybe someone else has some information on that topic. malachi
Re: [Origami] Paper thickness?
On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 3:45 PM, Anna origa...@gmail.com wrote: As far as I'm aware in the US paper weight is usually given in lbs whereas the rest of the world uses gsm. Sadly, it is not even that simple. Not only do we in the US use non-ISO standard paper sizes, but our paper weights are also non-standard and based on the rather convoluted basis weight. I will try to summarize my understanding, which may be flawed. In the US, paper weight is given in pounds (lbs), but that number is the weight in pounds of 500 (or 480 or 1000, depending) sheets of the paper in the basic sheet size of paper of that type (which varies for different types of paper). So, on the shelf at the local office supply store you might see letter sized (8.5x11 inch) bond/printer paper (roughly equivalent to A4) that is 20lbs. That means that 500 sheets of that same paper in sheets that are 17x22 inches (uncut size for that paper type) would weigh 20lbs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_density GSM is much more sensible, but is not well known outside of specialty paper stores. Most people in the US are generally unaware of paper standards outside of the traditional sizes used here. They are also unaware of what the various paper weights actually mean. At best, they can recognize the weights of the few papers they actually use from time to time (e.g. bond/printer paper and cardstock). I hope that makes sense. malachi
Re: [Origami] 300 Origami models
On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Eric Gjerde ericgje...@mac.com wrote: That's the really fascinating thing - *ONLY* dedicated superfans are willing to spend the time accumulating an exhaustive and complete collection of arcane materials. so by the very nature of the act, the people pirating these documents are also origamists, and super-collectors too. (or at least those distributing the initial file sets!) This reminds me of a discussion I had with a librarian once. There are a two philosophies for maintaining a collect. Just in Case and Just in Time. Just in Case calls for a large and comprehensive collection to meet any need that comes up. Just in Time maintains a smaller, more active, collection and relies on inter-library lending to meet the current needs. In terms of my origami book collection, I have quite a few (200+) because I want them just in case. If someone makes a model request of me, I would like to be able to find a diagram in my collection and fold it, even if the request is odd or obscure. (platypus comes to mind) Along the same line, I am something of a hoarder of digital files as well. I like to save a local copy of any diagram I have seen online because it is sometimes easier to reference later and, frequently, the original version will become unavailable. I do not share this collection, I just keep it for my own reference, but the recent request for some lost diagrams shows the occasional value of this type of hoarding. malachi
Re: [Origami] Jun Mitani
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:10 AM, KAMI PAPERCRAFT WORKSHOPものづくり工房・紙 kamipapercraftworks...@gmail.com wrote: ...I would like to add that [Jun Mitani] has a couple of books out in Japanese. [...] That said, I'm not sure how best to get them in the west, other than perhaps trying to order them through Kinokuniya in New York. origami-shop.com carries two: Spherical Origami (28.50euro) http://www.origami-shop.com/en/book3dsphericalorigamijunmitaniinjapaneseorigamishopcom-xml-206_525_527_307-1295.html 3D Magic Origami (28.50euro) http://www.origami-shop.com/en/book3dmagicorigamijunmitaniinjapaneseorigamishopcom-xml-206_525_527_307-1461.html malachi
