@verius I think you're very biased about what a code of conduct is. It's like you have some preset that can't be argued with.
Rules of engagement when it comes to groups of people are always beneficial. Whether they need to be written down or not depends on how diverse and/or tight each respective group of people is. Larger groups (think organisations etc.) definitely need a common baseline of conduct. If there are people in the group who can't accept that,(or the rules, assuming they're democratically decided) I guess they'll have to find somewhere else. There's no universal human right to hang out with people who don't like your behaviour.
@verius It is also the norm in society to use name-calling, talk behind peoples' backs and cheat your way to the top. I wouldn't say the norms of society matches a proper code of conduct.
The code of conduct helps by having something to point at and saying "this is unacceptable". Where are your written down norms of society that are universally (or even locally) agreed upon? For example I agree that slapping people on the butt is generally frowned upon, but calling them inappropriate things or making up "funny" nicknames is part of this societal norm that you speak of.
Also, code of conducts are perhaps most useful as a starting ground for discussion. Put up a code of conduct, see who complains the loudest and about what. Identify and handle that problem (perhaps the person complaining, perhaps the overly naive/strict/irrelevant rule). Rinse and repeat.
@angristan I did my #TwitterSuicide almost exactly 5 years ago, during #29C3. Mainly because I could not rationalize criticizing walled gardens and using one at the same time.
@noelle It's obvious that the character has too short arms, indicating a flawed design or simply the lack of proper tools (to workaround the design flaw)!
Today's been a day of #Kerberos and #OpenLDAP hassles. But I'm pretty confident now that we can set up an !umehack centralised user database without too many security issues!
@gus På #quitter.se är det inte möjligt. Sådana är reglerna! Här på !umehack's instans har vi 1000 tecken, vilket också en massa andra har. Typ @askan och @nidron kan skriva fulla haranger i en och samma ruta de med!
@gus Bläck blir mycket bättre om en gör rätt (med svindyrt fotopapper etc.) - men är även känsligare för allt möjligt. Om det inte ska vara på blänkande fotopapper med själspenetrerande färgdjup så röstar jag för färglaser.
Jag skriver detta under förutsättning att det ska vara max A4-storlek (minus marginaler pga skrivare ej når ut i kanterna). Ska det vara något större än så gör du bäst i att bli polare med någon på ett tryckeri .)
"When the envelope first arrived at the Intercept, there was considerable doubt that the document within it was real. The reporters decided, per standard journalistic practice, to contact someone who could verify its authenticity. What is less standard — what Thomas Drake calls “abhorrent” and Tim Shorrock calls “just shameful” and investigative journalist Barton Gellman called “egregious” — is for a reporter to provide a copy of the document itself, which could help reveal precisely who had provided it. On May 30, according to court filings, an unnamed reporter sent pictures of the document to a contractor for the U.S. government and told the contractor that they’d been postmarked in Augusta."
@cosine Often the Free Software people I've met were also involved with other types of activism and apart from the pragmatic aspects it was part of their overall goal to lead a better kind of life which meant that they needed to make fewer compromises and be less reliant on corporations.
@nigeldgreen Sounds great! Just like how we should have fresh, perfect food on our tables every day - without anyone needing to know how it ended up there or at what cost! Just make it look pretty and it doesn't matter where it comes from! I'm totally for this!!!