Re: [RFC] [Draft] Adopt Code of Conduct

Hi! > This particular case isn't what a CoC would protect. So I think that's > a bit of a red herring. The CoC doesn't try to enforce itself outside > of the scope of project members. Instead, it applies to project OK, that is clear enough, but I see an issue here - we'd be applying an pressure that would very quickly modify behavior towards using sockpuppet accounts. In fact, since we're all smart people here, I think one instance of enforcement would switch virtually all abuse to sockpuppets - why risk CoC complaints if you can make a new account with a witty name and vent freely? Which would mean if our goal were to reduce abuse, it would fail very fast. In fact, sockpuppets probably would be more abusive, since Speaking Truth To Power is so much fun. Of course, if we have clearly understood limits - such as discussion by project members in a project-related context - it would not hurt. I'm afraid it wouldn't help much either. -- Stas Malyshev smalyshev@gmail.com