Works for me. I tend to think of "Code of Conduct" documents as adjacent to HR takeovers by far leftists more often than not. I prefer a standard "don't be an asshole*" stance and letting the leaders/community handle itself.

* Asshole behavior decisions at the sole discretion of administrators and moderators.

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asimovfan 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

far left used to mean communists when i was young.

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sweeter 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The "Far Left" HR software devs: "don't call community members slurs"

>:(

	▲	hedora 6 days ago \| parent [-]
		The only people I’ve worked with that insisted on code of conduct files also were the only ones that routinely harassed colleagues until they quit. (The victims of harassment were not violating the code of conduct. This had nothing to do with left-or-right, race or gender. Instead the aggressors used their faux-inclusiveness as a shield against escalations of hostile work environment complaints to upper management. They targeted people that were more technically competent than they were.)

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01HNNWZ0MV43FF 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I like having asshole defined in writing.

That is, saying all rules are made up on the spot by whatever mods are in power means that you don't want anyone to know the rules ahead of time, which is suspicious and seems like you don't want help with the project

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account42 5 days ago | parent [-]

You either get rules made up on the spot or selective enforcement / creative interpretation of rules.

	▲	tracker1 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Exactly... it's like everyone thinks they're a lawyer and want "clearly defined rules" until they get them and find there's gaping wide holes for interpretation, etc. Just like kids will push boundaries on literal interpretations. Then, as a parent, you clarify with "you know what I meant when X, right?" ... and then holding them to account all the same. IMO, you're better off with expecting common decency and having leadership act as a judge when people act up. It's not "fair" but it's about as fair as reality is going to get. Most people are mostly good, and mostly reasonable. If you aren't rocking the boat, you aren't likely to have problems.