Re: [UG-ADMINS] Code of Conduct, Rules, etc.

Here is one CoC that was produced by the Ada Initiative (and is
maintained on GitHub) ...
http://confcodeofconduct.com/

It has 2 versions.  Now it HAPPENS to be designed for conferences.  But
small changes to the verbiage could be used to make it for ug's as well.

Eli


On 4/28/14, 4:19 PM, Richard Holloway wrote:
>
> I'd hope that we do refer to it.
>
> It isn't just a stick to hit people with.  Having a code of conduct
> sends a positive message.  It makes a commitment to anyone that wants
> to get involved, that they are just as much a part of the community as
> anyone else and will be treated as such.
>
> If you want to have a CoC but can't find the time to put one together,
> feel free to borrow what you need from this one.
>
>
>
> On 28/04/14 15:39, James Titcumb wrote:
>> As a result of this thread, one of the PHP Hampshire team has added a
>> Code
>> of Conduct to our website. I would hope that we'd never need to refer to
>> it, and the behaviour I've seen at our relatively new UG has been
>> good, so
>> hopefully we never will.
>>
>> However, here is ours, any feedback is welcome:
>> http://www.phphants.co.uk/code-of-conduct :)
>>
>> Thanks
>> James
>>
>>
>> On 28 April 2014 14:35, Michelangelo van Dam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> We don't have a Code-of-Conduct, terms or any guidelines how people
>>> should
>>> behave. Sandy makes a good point in regards to "legal" issues as
>>> businesses
>>> use these legal documents to protect themselves from prosecution.
>>>
>>> On the flip side of things, our user group is a registered
>>> organisation and
>>> therefor a legal entity. This was a necessity for us to organise the
>>> PHPBenelux conference more easy, but also to get an insurance for the
>>> organisation covering everyone who's on staff and for attendees in case
>>> something happens during an event of us.
>>>
>>> And we don't have a "sue to sue" kind of society, so on that end we're
>>> pretty safe. I do feel for all US communities as I know how these legal
>>> claims can completely ruin a life.
>>>
>>> Michelangelo
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:07 PM, Sandy Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I wonder if that actually works backwards, though: one of the
>>>> reasons to
>>>> have a company or organization is to shield individual participants
>>>> from
>>>> liability. So potentially someone could sue whoever is named as the
>>>> organizer on Meetup if there is no organization behind the group
>>>> and go
>>>> after that person's assets (in the USA, not sure how it works
>>>> elsewhere).
>>>>
>>>> If someone with pro-bono access to a lawyer could run it past them, it
>>>> might be helpful.
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 2:54 PM, Brandon Savage
>>>> <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Absent a formal group being created, most user groups are informal
>>>>> gatherings of individuals with common interests. To that end, just
>>>>> like
>>>> if
>>>>> I don't like how you behave in my house, I have  the right to ask you
>>> to
>>>>> leave. I don't think I need to spell out exactly what causes me to
>>>>> ask
>>>> you
>>>>> to leave, since that should be self-evident.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think for groups that form some kind of legal entity, they may want
>>> to
>>>>> obtain a bit more protection with a formal policy. But my policy for
>>> all
>>>>> events is "don't be a jerk, or GTFO".
>>>>>
>>>>> It probably boils down to group preference.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Jeremy Lindblom <
>>> [email protected]
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm finding that our group probably should have one. There haven't
>>> been
>>>> any
>>>>>> big incidents, just a few things said on mailing lists causing some
>>>>>> discomfort, along with a LOT of off topic chatter. I'd like to have
>>>>>> something to point to. Thanks for your input everyone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> *Jeremy Lindblom*
>>>>>> PHP Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services
>>>>>> <http://aws.amazon.com/>
>>>>>> Co-author of the AWS SDK for PHP <http://aws.amazon.com/sdkforphp/>
>>>>>> Co-organizer of the Seattle PHP User Group <
>>>> http://www.meetup.com/php-49/>
>>>>>> @jeremeamia <https://twitter.com/jeremeamia> |
>>>>>> http://webjeremy.com |
>>>>>> https://github.com/jeremeamia
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:18 AM, PHP Belfast <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> We published one on the basis that it doesn't hurt to have it,
>>>>>>> and if
>>>>>>> someone does act the maggot, then we can point them to the
>>>>>>> published
>>>>>> rules.
>>>>>>> The short version is
>>>>>>> "Don't be a dick"
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a longer version, which is very much a standard template.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's a bit like corporate HR depts. - no-one actually wants to have
>>>> them,
>>>>>>> until they need them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I like the notes for speakers that sdphp has published. I might
>>>> "borrow"
>>>>>>> that ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Lorna Mitchell
>>>>>>> <[email protected]
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am not sure where I stand on whether codes of conduct are needed
>>> by
>>>>>>> user
>>>>>>>> groups or not, but it certainly does not depend on whether
>>>>>>>> something
>>>>>> bad
>>>>>>>> has already happened at your group.  As someone already
>>>>>>>> mentioned, a
>>>>>> CoC
>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>> an event or user group shows that someone has considered how to
>>> handle
>>>>>>> any
>>>>>>>> problems that do arise.  On a very personal level, I feel
>>>>>>>> confident
>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>> someone, somewhere, would at least listen if the unthinkable
>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>> happen.
>>>>>>>> And people with that attitude tend to run events without issues,
>>>>>>> strangely
>>>>>>>> enough!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lorna
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 24 April 2014 13:45, Adam Culp <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Although I did publish a CoC at SunshinePHP (
>>> http://sunshinephp.com)
>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> mistakenly did not feel the need to do so for SoFloPHP
>>>>>>>>> (http://soflophp.org).  A user group tends to be more intimate,
>>> and
>>>>>>>>> communication happens much more quickly and quietly...so I
>>>>>>>>> thought.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Last year I had one incident resulting in a member being asked to
>>>>>>> leave,
>>>>>>>>> which resulted in a blanket email to our members informing
>>>>>>>>> them of
>>>>>> our
>>>>>>>>> unpublished CoC.  It was also this occurrence that resulted in my
>>>>>>> adding
>>>>>>>>> 4 co-organizers to help keep an eye on things in my absence if
>>>>>>>>> I'm
>>>>>>>>> travelling.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I would caution those who don't speak openly about this to your
>>>>>>>>> members.  Don't make a big "stink" about it, but at the same time
>>>>>> make
>>>>>>>>> something public so members can feel comfortable and know what to
>>> do
>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> case of one "bad apple".
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As for a mission statement, I have that on the landing page of
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>> user
>>>>>>>>> group. http://soflophp.org.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I've also set the meetup.com "thanks for joining" email to
>>>>>>>>> carry a
>>>>>>>>> message setting clear bounds for recruiters.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>> Adam Culp
>>>>>>>>> 561-870-6361
>>>>>>>>> Twitter: @adamculp
>>>>>>>>> LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/adamculp
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 04/23/2014 05:00 PM, Jeremy Lindblom wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Do any of your user groups publish a code of conduct? group
>>>>>>>>>> rules?
>>>>>>>>> mission
>>>>>>>>>> statements? or any other documents? Just curious.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>>> *Jeremy Lindblom*
>>>>>>>>>> PHP Software Engineer at Amazon Web Services <
>>>>>> http://aws.amazon.com/
>>>>>>>>>> Co-author of the AWS SDK for PHP <
>>> http://aws.amazon.com/sdkforphp/
>>>>>>>>>> Co-organizer of the Seattle PHP User Group <
>>>>>>>>> http://www.meetup.com/php-49/>
>>>>>>>>>> @jeremeamia <https://twitter.com/jeremeamia> |
>>>>>> http://webjeremy.com|
>>>>>>>>>> https://github.com/jeremeamia
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>>> Usergroup Coordination Mailing List (http://ug.php.net)
>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>>> Lorna Mitchell
>>>>>>>> http://lornajane.net
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>>> twitter: @PHPBelfast <https://twitter.comphpbelfast/>
>>>>>>> web:    phpbelfast.com
>>>>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Sandy Smith - http://musketeers.me/
>>>> php[architect] magazine: http://phparch.com/
>>>>
>>>> @SandyS1
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>

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