Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Terry Reedy
On 9/21/2018 6:55 AM, Christian Heimes wrote: I don't understand why you are drawing the reverse conclusion here. Can you give me one concrete example, in which a French, German, or any other non-US American taboo was violated and not counteracted with swift reaction? Are you talking about

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Alexander Belopolsky
On Fri, Sep 21, 2018 at 7:07 AM Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > I don't know of specifically French linguistic taboos, so I'm unable to > answer this. French culture generally doesn't ban words wholesale, even > when used in quotes. The very idea that you can't *quote* something > despicable is

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Paul Moore
On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 21:37, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > > Apparently it's this one: > https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2018-September/053482.html > > By the way, regardless of this single case, I would like people to think > of the broader issue we're having. It's more than a

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Le 21/09/2018 à 13:06, Christian Heimes a écrit : > > In my opinion it's both wrong and unfair to compare the ban with > Anatoly's ban. For one we didn't have a process and general consent for > bans. AFAIK we still don't. I don't know where such a procedure is written out, and I don't

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Le 21/09/2018 à 12:55, Christian Heimes a écrit : > On 21/09/2018 12.46, Antoine Pitrou wrote: >> >> Le 21/09/2018 à 02:06, Nathaniel Smith a écrit : >>> Now sure, that taboo is an American thing, and I wouldn't support >>> automatically banning someone who used it in genuine ignorance, was >>>

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Christian Heimes
On 20/09/2018 22.25, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm choosing to forward this to python-committers because I don't think > python-ideas is a reasonable place to discuss CoC decisions. > > I think the action taken by Brett (apparently decided with Titus and a > mysterious "conduct working

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Donald Stufft
> On Sep 21, 2018, at 6:55 AM, Christian Heimes wrote: > > I don't understand why you are drawing the reverse conclusion here. Can > you give me one concrete example, in which a French, German, or any > other non-US American taboo was violated and not counteracted with swift > reaction?

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Christian Heimes
On 21/09/2018 12.46, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > Le 21/09/2018 à 02:06, Nathaniel Smith a écrit : >> Now sure, that taboo is an American thing, and I wouldn't support >> automatically banning someone who used it in genuine ignorance, was >> repentant when they realized what they'd done, etc. > >

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-21 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Le 21/09/2018 à 02:06, Nathaniel Smith a écrit : > Now sure, that taboo is an American thing, and I wouldn't support > automatically banning someone who used it in genuine ignorance, was > repentant when they realized what they'd done, etc. So why are American taboos specifically forbidden, and

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Ethan Furman
On 09/20/2018 05:47 PM, Brett Cannon wrote: Which is why I'm hoping we can eventually get a clear enforcement guide written for all the mailing lists and then have a specific group of people manage all of these incident reports and deciding how to handle them for consistency. Otherwise we

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Brett Cannon
On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 15:35 Ethan Furman wrote: > On 09/20/2018 02:17 PM, Brett Cannon wrote: > > > I will also say I didn't voice an opinion or participate in the > discussion on the conduct WG when deciding how to handle > > it (beyond outlining our levels of escalation when handling these >

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Ethan Furman
On 09/20/2018 05:06 PM, Nathaniel Smith wrote: On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Ethan Furman wrote: And I have to argue against his use of the n-word* as being part of the reason -- he wasn't calling anybody that, he was using the word as an example of a taboo in one culture that is not in

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Nathaniel Smith
On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Ethan Furman wrote: > And I have to argue against his use of the n-word* as being part of the > reason -- he wasn't calling anybody that, he was using the word as an > example of a taboo in one culture that is not in others. Using that as part > of the reason to

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Chris Jerdonek
FWIW, as an American I don't think it's appropriate to spell out the n-word in a mailing list, even if it's not being directed at anybody or even just being used as an example. There's no need, and it can only cause discomfort or worse. --Chris On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 3:35 PM, Ethan Furman

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Ethan Furman
On 09/20/2018 02:17 PM, Brett Cannon wrote: I will also say I didn't voice an opinion or participate in the discussion on the conduct WG when deciding how to handle it (beyond outlining our levels of escalation when handling these situations). One thing missing from the ban notification is

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Brett Cannon
On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 at 13:57 Donald Stufft wrote: > > > On Sep 20, 2018, at 4:25 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > I think the action taken by Brett (apparently decided with Titus and a > mysterious "conduct working group") is not the right one: > > > > Just FTR, the conduct working group is the

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Yury Selivanov
On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 4:37 PM Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > > Apparently it's this one: > https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2018-September/053482.html After reading the original email I, personally, am in support of the WG & Brett's decision. I also think that we need a neutral

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Donald Stufft
> On Sep 20, 2018, at 4:25 PM, Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > I think the action taken by Brett (apparently decided with Titus and a > mysterious "conduct working group") is not the right one: Just FTR, the conduct working group is the PSFs CoC Working Group, which I believe had an open call for

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Apparently it's this one: https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-ideas/2018-September/053482.html By the way, regardless of this single case, I would like people to think of the broader issue we're having. It's more than a single contentious decision. Regards Antoine. Le 20/09/2018 à

Re: [python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Alex Gaynor
Is there a copy of the original email? (I'm not a regular python-ideas reader) Based on Brett's description though, the content sounds very far over the line, and I wouldn't want to interfere with the WG's decision. Alex On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 4:25 PM Antoine Pitrou wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm

[python-committers] Fw: CoC violation (was: Retire or reword the "Beautiful is better than ugly" Zen clause)

2018-09-20 Thread Antoine Pitrou
Hi, I'm choosing to forward this to python-committers because I don't think python-ideas is a reasonable place to discuss CoC decisions. I think the action taken by Brett (apparently decided with Titus and a mysterious "conduct working group") is not the right one: - a definitive ban is an