[CREATE] Code of Conduct

[Gregory Pittman]

On 01/14/2014 03:20 PM, Jon Nordby wrote:
> I support having a code of conduct. I had a read through the one at
> http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Conference_anti-harassment/Policy
> and found it to be very sane, both the statement and the practical
> guideline on how organization should deal with matters.
> 
> Having a policy does pledge organizers and volunteers to enforce it,
> if need be. So if we decide to adopt one, all "staff" should explicity
> state that they have read and accepted the policy.
> It must also be sent out to presenters and attendees.
> 

Personally, I would rather see language that talks of "respect" (a
positive term) rather than "anti-harrassment" (a negative term).

Thus, we can be on the lookout for behavior or materials as far as how
they respect others, perhaps making some positive suggestions, as
opposed to searching for harrassment as if it were some kind of
witch-hunt (meaning no disrespect to witches of course).

Greg