Re: Code of Conduct?

[Alexander Hansen]

On 12/15/12 9:46 AM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 4:30 AM, Søren Hauberg <address@hidden
> <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi All
> 
>     I don't really have time to contribute at the moment, but I do try
>     to at least follow discussions on the mailing lists. Recently, I've
>     been getting more and more annoyed by the tone of conversation used
>     by certain people. Perhaps I'm just oversensitive, but would it be
>     sensible to introduce a code of conduct like Debian has
>     (essentially, it just asks people to behave nicely):
> 
>       http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct
> 
>     ? I fear that the aggressive tone I see from time to time is scaring
>     of people, but it may just be me overreacting.
> 
> 
> 
> I think a lot of people are sharing your concern, including me. A code
> of conduct is nice, but as Torsten mentioned it, would it really prevent
> the issue? What's unbelievable is that you need to remind those rules to
> people who are supposed to be adults. IMO, what would be more effective
> is a moderator and banning those who do respect the rules (with a few
> preliminary warnings). Yes, this sounds harsh, but the octave mailing
> lists are not a place for what happened these last few weeks.
> 
> Michael.
> 

I assume you'd ban those who "do _not_" respect the rules. :-)

Judging by the traffic in my inbox, I'd argue that the Octave community
seems not to be so big or unruly that this issue couldn't be handled as
Michael suggested above.  A formal code of conduct sets a bar for entry
for newbies.
-- 
Alexander Hansen