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Re: Code of Conduct?
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Ben Abbott |
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Re: Code of Conduct? |
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Sat, 15 Dec 2012 17:23:21 -0500 |
On Dec 15, 2012, at 4:52 PM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2012 at 12:38 PM, Søren Hauberg <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Dec 15, 2012, at 5:46 PM, Michael Goffioul wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I agree that having a code of conduct without having consequences for
> violators would be pointless. I don't think having a single moderator would
> be practical, though. I think some sort of community based system would be
> more realistic; I'm unsure about the details of such a system.
>
> I don't think you need a democracy to handle the obvious. A single (wise
> enough) person should be enough. It's a dirty job, but apparently it's needed.
>
> Michael.
I agree that a single benevolent moderator should be sufficient. If he turns
out not to be sufficiently benevolent, then a democratic process may be applied
to resolve the problem?
Ben
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