From 7117351e6013e01f9dcbc3b9cd965662296a14df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Reed Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2014 21:23:27 -0500 Subject: More tweaks to surprise and end section - Remove failed attempt to use "ignorance" literally and replace with wording from principles.txt - Clarify that seciton about "surprise" applies regardless of _intent_, since it's about how the recipient is likely to feel. - Add stronger wording reminding people that the EC is never the wrong answer: While we want to encourage "grown up" communication, it should not be the case that people feel they can't be in SIPB if they can't confront people about their behavior. This should result on a balance on the spectrum between "tattling" and people feeling fully empowered to challenge others on their violations of these principles. --- code-of-conduct.txt | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/code-of-conduct.txt b/code-of-conduct.txt index e680f64..d99f46c 100644 --- a/code-of-conduct.txt +++ b/code-of-conduct.txt @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ better, but please don't do so in a way that suggests that they're bad person for doing what they did, that they should have done better, or that their contribution wasn't worth making. -Avoid expressing surprise at ignorance +Be careful expressing surprise This first principle is aimed at discouraging the practice of acting overly surprised when some says they don't know something. This @@ -52,11 +52,13 @@ know what Hesiod is!") and non-technical things ("You don't know who RMS is?!"). That's not to say you may not be genuinely surprised when someone doesn't know something that you have taken for granted. But consider whether the person, who has already admitted to not knowing -something, wants to be further reminded of it by your reaction. +something, wants to be further reminded of it by your reaction. Even +when it's not your intention to upset someone, it's almost ways the +end result. We want SIPB to be a place where people feel safe saying "I don't know" or "I don't understand", because those are the first steps to -learning. We don't want an environment where people don't feel like a +learning. We don't want an environment where people don't feel like a "real" SIPB member/prospective because they don't know what wget(1) or nc(1) are. @@ -132,7 +134,10 @@ Our social principles and clarifying guidelines are intended to be a set of things we can mutually agree to strive to live by as a community. They aren't intended to be a stick to beat people with for "being bad". However, it's still important that people be able to help improve the -social environment when they see something they think is destructive. +social environment when they see something they think is destructive. +Under any circumstance, however, if someone's behavior or speech in +the office is making you feel uncomfortable or unwelcome, please +contact a member of the EC. If you feel someone has contributed negatively to a SIPB social environment (in the office, on a SIPB email list, on our zephyr classes, -- cgit v1.2.3