[LGM] [CREATE] Code of Conduct

[Gregory Pittman]

On 01/18/2014 06:12 PM, Andrew Chadwick wrote:
> On 17 January 2014 22:04, Louis Desjardins <louis.desjardins at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2014/1/16 Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com>
>>> ******* Proposed LGM COC ********************
>>> [...]
>>> **********************************************
>> Thanks Greg for this edited version!
>>
>> To everyone: Does the proposed LGM CoC meet our expectations?
>>
>> What I see here is something easy to understand, concise, to the point.
>>
>> Without the idea of rushing anyone, may I ask if someone feels he or she
>> didn’t have time to express an opinion, share a thought or bring up an
>> argument we’d need to consider?
>>
>> Is it too early or are we ready for a vote?
> It's a good statement of intent, and as such it has my tentative
> approval as an initial draft. I think it would needs to go further
> about con organiser responses as it evolves.
>
> The PyCon UK CoC (http://pyconuk.net/CodeOfConduct, full text below)
> does that very well, and it's about the tersest one with teeth that
> I've seen. I like the brevity and the "we trust" of its opening
> 'spirit' paragraphs. I like its reassurances to complainants in the
> third para (because they may otherwise not come forward, and/or may
> have a dread of not being taken seriously), and I like how the bullet
> point 'consequences' section enumerates specifically how it isn't
> fooling around.
>
> Anything based on it should absolutely enumerate different notions of
> appropriate behaviour to fit LGM's ethos, an excellent point Susan has
> raised upthread with what has to be *the* perfect example.
>
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> Pycon UK Statement on Diversity and Conduct
>
> Happily, PyconUK is a diverse community who maintain a reputation as a
> friendly, welcoming and dynamic group.
>
> We trust that attendees will treat each other in a way that reflects
> the widely held view that diversity and friendliness are strengths of
> our community to be celebrated and fostered.
>
> In cases of inappropriate behaviour (including unsuitable language and
> imagery in talks) please contact a PyconUK organiser directly and in
> private. Any complaint will remain confidential, be taken seriously,
> investigated, and dealt with appropriately.
>
> PyconUK reserves the right to carry out any of the following actions
> relating to a complaint:
>
> • The person concerned may be told to stop/modify their behaviour
> appropriately and a warning will be issued.
> • The person concerned may be warned that enforcement action may be
> taken if the behaviour continues.
> • The person concerned may be asked to leave the venue immediately
> and/or will be prohibited from continuing to attend PyconUK (without
> reimbursement).
> • The incident may be reported to the Police.
>
> (This document is released under a creative commons license[1].)
>
> [1] http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
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I guess you may have hit on something that seems to be on people's 
minds: they want "teeth" in this thing. There is a famous quote from 
Madeleine Albright when she was UN Ambassador for the US: "What's the 
point of having nuclear weapons if you can't use them?"

How small does a meeting have to be to not display teeth? I see that as 
of Dec 23rd, PyCon had 800 people already signed up for PyCon 2014. We'd 
be likely overwhelmed with anywhere near that number! (i.e., gnashing of 
teeth)

Greg
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