Launchpad etiquette document/code of conduct

[Matthew East]

Hi Vid,

* Vid Ayer:
> Hello Steve,
> 
> On 5/23/07, Steve Alexander <steve at canonical.com> wrote:
>> I have comments on the general issue of harassment and inappropriate
>> behaviour, and also on the issue of using real names.  I'm interested in
>> hearing some further discussion on this issue, and after that I'll be
>> working with Matthew Revell and other members of the Launchpad team on
>> making a draft code of conduct.
> 
> I found a document created by Matthew Garrett on the wiki and made a spec here :
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu-women.org/+spec/coc-dispute-resolution
> 
> Another spec of a draft I created (some based on my experience and
> from what I have seen happen to others) is here :
> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu-women.org/+spec/coc-etiquette-guidelines

Incidentally, is there any reason those specifications are on the
ubuntu-women website project? From what I saw of Matthew's original
specification, it was much more broad, and would probably be more
appropriate to the ubuntu project in general (I can't see a way to
associate a blueprint with more than one project).

If I've misunderstood, and they are women specific, then ignore me.

>> overall.  I've read through a number of accounts of harassment online,
>> including some of those on the ubuntu-women mailing list.  I noticed
>> that the worst harassment is done by people who do not reveal their
>> names.
> 
> Not necessarily.  People can reveal their real name and still harass a
> woman online simply because "they _can_ get away with it" with no
> absolutely zero consequences.

I'm more convinced that I was when I originally posted on this thread
that the correct solution to this problem isn't to encourage people to
be anonymous to avoid harassment, but to change the situation where
people get away with harassment, as Matthias said. Let's work (possibly
on those specs you've posted) to do that.

Matt

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