Re: CoC [Final]

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 01:05:15PM -0600, Kevin Grittner wrote:

>>> * When interpreting the words and actions of others, participants
>>> should always assume good intentions.
...
> That came about because of the point made by someone for whom
> English is a second language, who attempted to complement someone
> by saying the work was "gross" (meaning "a big thing"), when that
> was initially taken as an insult (thinking "disgusting" was meant).
> Perhaps it belongs more in the preamble or could be omitted, but
> it was an attempt to recognize that simple miscommunication due to
> language or cultural differences can turn into flame wars if people
> don't give each other some benefit of the doubt.

* When interpreting the words and actions of others, participants
  should always consider the possibility of misunderstandings.