> "Working respectfully with other participants" does not just prohibit personal attacks, it also means respecting their effort, their contribution and their motives. As many others have already stated, it is perfectly possible to disagree
with something while maintaining that respect. (NO HATS - personal views) It is often said "
"A culture is defined by the worst behavior tolerated."
https://twitter.com/adammgrant/status/1384477310875799554?lang=en The IETF has been taking very clear steps to improve its culture and this necessarily means making how we interact more respectful, in part because it is the right thing to do but also because that behavior
was actively driving away new and existing participants. It is also worth considering "Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement" -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer)#Graham's_Hierarchy_of_Disagreement
Jason |