The small problem with your version, Joshua, is that the appropriate action is not specified. Sorry to jump in in the middle. I have not read the comments fully. Elein Mustain elein@xxxxxxxxxxx > On Jan 12, 2016, at 2:56 PM, Joshua D. Drake <jd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 01/12/2016 02:43 PM, Kevin Grittner wrote: >> I think that this is fairly close to something that would make >> sense, but there is sort of a weirdness in the CoC referring to >> itself in the 3rd person. It sound more like an argument for >> *having* a CoC than the document itself. >> >> I'm not the greatest word-smith, but I'll attempt to rework Josh's >> draft to something that seems more "natural" to me. At the same >> time, I'll try to incorporate other comments, like Tom's comment >> about enforcement mechanisms and the gray areas in members of the >> community communicating in public forums. > > On Tom's comment, I was waiting until we have a firmed up version. On the communicating in public forums, I must have missed that, do you have a reference? > > What isn't shown here, is that I was writing in a similar fashion that you would write a resolution for a NP. Consider (very rough): > > WHEREAS > > The PostgreSQL Global Development Group (PGDG) would like to insure a safe, respectful, productive and collaborative environment for all. > > PGDG Resolves that > > 1. There shall be a Code of Conduct governing behaviour for the PGDG community. > > 2. The CoC is to provide community guidelines for creating and enforcing a safe, respectful, productive, and collaborative place for any person who is willing to contribute in a safe, respectful, productive and collaborative way. > > 3. The CoC is not about being offended. As with any diverse community, anyone can get offended at anything. > > 4. A safe, respectful, productive and collaborative environment is free of personal attacks and disparaging remarks of any kind. > > 5. Any sustained disruption of the collaborative space (mailing lists, IRC etc..) or other PostgreSQL events shall be construed as a violation of the CoC and appropriate action will be taken by the CoC committee. > > 6. The CoC is only about interaction with the PostgreSQL community. Your private and public lives outside of the PostgreSQL community are your own. > > > > -- > Command Prompt, Inc. - http://www.commandprompt.com/ 503-667-4564 > PostgreSQL Centered full stack support, consulting and development. > Announcing "I'm offended" is basically telling the world you can't > control your own emotions, so everyone else should do it for you. > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general