From cef8ae4df8650dfa93457dc93dc27a1aa5efe51a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Reed Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 23:45:46 -0500 Subject: Change title to 'principles', update preamble Incorporate suggestions from tboning and others to change the title to something other than rules, but which still emphasizes that these are important shared beliefs. Incorporate suggestions form achernya and others to remove any negative phrasing from the preamble. --- code-of-conduct.txt | 17 +++++++---------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/code-of-conduct.txt b/code-of-conduct.txt index e529cf4..82a41df 100644 --- a/code-of-conduct.txt +++ b/code-of-conduct.txt @@ -1,16 +1,13 @@ -SIPB social rules and expectations +SIPB Social Principles Preamble: -One way we try to remove obstacles to participation is by having a -small set of social rules. These rules are intended to be lightweight, -and to make more explicit certain social norms that are normally -implicit. Most of our social rules really boil down to "don't be a -jerk" or "don't be annoying." Of course, almost nobody sets out to be -a jerk or annoying, so telling people not to be jerks isn't a very -productive strategy. That's why our social rules are designed to -curtail specific behavior we've found to be destructive to a -supportive, productive, and fun learning environment. +The purpose of these principles is to provide guidance and a baseline +for interpersonal interactions at SIPB, whether in the office, at a +hackathon, or in an electronic medium. These expectations are focused +on individual empowerment and making SIPB a supportive, productive, +and fun learning environment, where people feel comfortable making +mistakes and learning from them. No feigning surprise -- cgit v1.2.3