Re: Flame Rules Proposal (Respond With Comments)

Daniel Kahn Gillmor <[email protected]> Fri, 05 Aug 2016 09:32:57 -0400

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.fonts.fontforge.devel
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On Fri 2016-08-05 08:04:54 -0400, Matijs van Zuijlen wrote:

> 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.

fwiw, i think Matijs is on the right track here.  An effective code of
conduct for the mailing list would set out guidelines about the purpose
of the list and how to use it well, not to wade into legal struggles or
to stake out any particular geopolitical turf.

If you want to call out any particular forms of bad behavior, it could
be a simple list like "Continued abusive, insulting, off-topic, or
otherwise counter-productive mails (as judged by the list admins) may
lead..."

Regards,

     --dkg

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