Re: Flame Rules Proposal (Respond With Comments)

Matijs van Zuijlen <[email protected]> Fri, 5 Aug 2016 14:04:54 +0200
Newsgroups	gmane.comp.fonts.fontforge.devel
Message-ID	<[email protected]>
Hi,

Instead of starting of with the worst offenses, I would start with the
positive bits for this, e.g., this bit:

  The FontForge list is for productive discussion of issues relating to
  FontForge, computer typography, and typography in general.

and this bit:

  the list must provide a safe or at least neutral (non-hostile)
  environment in order to support a healthy exchange of ideas.

Also, I'm not sure why the FontForge list would allow for hate speech
threads at all; even marked with a special marker, the subject lines
would still appear in everyone's inboxes.

You could also choose to have a more vague set of rules and leave the
obviously illegal things out entirely. Something like:

  We want to have a productive discussion here, so be civil. Continued
  behavior that is deemed to be counter-productive by the lists admins
  may lead to the offender being blocked from this mailing list.

Regards,
Matijs

On 05-08-16 00:53, Frank Trampe wrote:
>   * We will not allow anybody to defame another individual by name, on
>     any thread, without his permission. Defamation, slander, libel, and
>     harassment are illegal in many countries, and the FontForge
>     organization cannot allow itself to be involved in such a thing.
>     Legal issues aside, the list must provide a safe or at least neutral
>     (non-hostile) environment in order to support a healthy exchange of
>     ideas.
>   * We will not allow anybody to defame a group that qualifies as a
>     protected class in the United States. These classes include race,
>     skin color, national origin, sex, and age. The mailing list is
>     hosted in the United States, and is subject to the laws thereof.
>   * We will not allow any non-hate-speech thread to be used for hate
>     speech or non-constructive criticism of any type. The FontForge list
>     is for productive discussion of issues relating to FontForge,
>     computer typography, and typography in general. We must preserve
>     this function.
>   * We will not allow gross obscenities or elevated hate speech on any
>     thread unless the subject line includes a tag such as [NSFW] or
>     [mature]. The list is not necessarily closed to children, and even
>     some adults are uncomfortable seeing another person or group
>     viciously attacked. We must give them the option of participating in
>     the FontForge community without experiencing vicious behavior and
>     vulgarity.
>   * In the interest of advancing free speech and of not being seen as
>     censoring its critics, the FontForge organization will exercise
>     restraint in moderating and blocking mailing list participants, but
>     it will take necessary steps to enforce these rules and to protect
>     developers, users, and other mailing list subscribers.
> 
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