Re: Let's Do the CoC Right

Sorry for top posting...

I like what you said at the end.... Shouldn't the simple rule of thumb be that the discussion on the mailing list
shouldbe project related and all personal references should be avoided instead of finding the balancing equation..
Someonementioned earlier that signatures could be offensive, but signatures are personal and I am not sure if they
shouldbe part of the conduct as that is not a statement made to an individual.  

Thanks
Rajeev


On Jan 24, 2016 06:19, Steve Litt <slitt@troubleshooters.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:43:11 -0800
> "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com> wrote:
>
>
> > I have been accused of being a fat hater. My crime? I suggested that
> > generally speaking, obesity is a matter of diet and exercise. Worse?
> > The individual started the conversation and I am also classified as
> > obese (barely, I won't be in a month).
>
> Perfect!
>
> I know a person who is fat because his/her (I'll call the person male
> from now on) thyroid was removed, and weight control is extremely
> difficult under those circumstances. Do you think he'd feel welcome on
> a list where somebody said "generally speaking, obesity is a matter of
> diet and exercise?"[1] And then perhaps someone else says he thinks fat
> people are lazy.
>
> Is my overweight friend going to set you straight? Probably not. He
> knows how much antifat prejudice exists in the employment marketplace,
> and doesn't want to do anything do the slightest thing to "out" himself
> to potential networking associates who haven't seen him in person.
>
> And for what? What does a person's weight have to do with a great
> and powerful Open Source relational database? Not a dam thing.
>
> Hey, if the conflict is about technology, by all means have at it. It's
> an argument that needs to happen in order to produce the best result.
> But when it comes to gender, gender preference, gender-assignment,
> race, nationality, religion, body shape, or political party (unless the
> party takes a stand on technology), the CoC should ban negative
> statements about that crap.
>
> [1] I'm not faulting your example. Your example is relevant to the
> discussion. I'm faulting a hypothetical person who comes on the list
> and says that, apropos to nothing.
>
> SteveT
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