[TriLUG] Code of Conduct

[James Olin Oden]

On 8/13/07, Tanner Lovelace <clubjuggler at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/13/07, James Olin Oden <james.oden at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Tanner, a policy won't make people change.  It, as said earlier, only
> > gives you a place to point to when people do things that are obviously
> > unacceptable.  People grow up when leaders stop enabling them (this
> > not a rock thrown), and call them out on their bad behavior.  Again,
> > some people (and I really have no idea who you are talking about) will
> > resist any correction.  In that case it might feel comforting to have
> > some code to stand behind, but it takes much more strength to simply
> > call them on their bad behavior in lieu of any written standards.
> >
> > In short, I believe what is needed is leadership not documents
> > defining good and acceptable conduct.
> >
> > Cheers...james
> >
> > P.S. Just to be sure, this is not an attack on anyone, just giving my
> > take on something that I feel pretty strongly about.  As an aside,
> > though, many churches have these codes of conduct for their members;
> > they don't really work there either.
>
> James, I agree that a CoC cannot make anyone change.  However,
> what can make people change is when others in the group start
> expecting it.  I believe the CoC is a step along this road.  I think
> it's not good that we have come to this, but I believe that since we
> have reached this, it is better to do it than not.  Not adopting a CoC
> will send a message that the status quo is alright, imo.
>
I think you have already sent the message that the status quo is not all right.

...james