Has the Code Of Conduct changed? ...again?

[Boggess Rod]

>I've been a Gentoo user for quite a while, then switched to Debian and
>have recently been netted by Xubuntu. I've participated on the mailing
>lists of all these distributions, and the one for Gentoo was generally
>very civilized. On the Debian list I had one nasty encounter, but I
>guess that was an unfortunate experience and was not representative of
>that list (but I was still shocked that no moderator stepped in).
>
>The Ubuntu list, however, left a very sour feeling after browsing only
>through a couple discussions. The initial impression was that of a
>lightly mannered, quick to judge and generally unfriendly community
>('friendly' in a more general sense, not simply friendly to new
>users). It was as if too many, too um-moderated loose fringes were
>freely roaming around and throwing away personal remarks in every
>other message. This gets me thinking thrice before seeking help on
>your list.
>
>I'm also a regular reader of 'R help', infamous for its
>aggressive---read: 'impatient'---treatment of ignorant users, and it
>in no way compares to the nastiness of ubuntu-users. On many other
>projects that I follow I've never encountered anything similar to what
>I regularly see on this list (in this very thread, really), and I've
>seen users getting banned for much less than calling another a
>'complete idiot'. It's puzzling that such behaviour is so easily
>tolerated here.
>
>That would be my take on the subject, and I'm now preparing myself for
>all the eggs that might get thrown into my direction. As far as my
>intentions go, I do not want to offend and more than anything I'd like
>to be constructive. Best regards
>Liviu
>

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