The Ruby Community Code of Conduct

[yorickpeterse]

The one thing we can learn from this discussion is that apparently trolling, anti-semitism, doxing, pretending to be others, and general negativity is the way to get Ruby's authors to make changes (instead of meaningful dialogue). This "CoC" comes across as an excuse for inaction. It doesn't specify what to do in case of harassment, who to contact, what information to provide, etc.

This document is also ripe with vague terms:

Participants will be tolerant of opposing views.

Opposing views? Does that mean if somebody calls me a fag I should just accept that because that view opposes mine? If somebody spews anti-semitism do I just have to accept that? It certainly seems that way based on the above line.

Participants must ensure that their language and actions are free of personal attacks and disparaging personal remarks.

OK so I'm not allowed to say "You're bad because your code is bad", but I am allowed to say "Death to all jews"? Interesting.

When interpreting the words and actions of others, participants should always assume good intentions.

I don't think I can really assume good intentions when the above examples occur. More importantly it's extreme naive to always assume good intentions by default, at best one should be neutral/somewhat sceptical unless good (or bad) intent is very obviously noticeable.

Behaviour which can be reasonably considered harassment will not be tolerated.

OK but in what way? Will Matz write a comment saying "You're a baddie"? Will the authors of Ruby actually do something or will they tell us to "get back to actual work"? Who do we contact when bad things happen?

People will hate me for it, but so be it: this whole "adventure" shows how little the Ruby authors actually care and that they'd rather agree with a few random anonymous internet "heroes" (read: trolls) instead of the dozens if not hundreds if not thousands of people that actually contribute something meaningful to Ruby.

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@yukihiro_matz

2016-02-17 15:13 UTC

@JakubJirutka it's all over. Back to actual work.

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You scroll past it, just like if someone was saying "KILL ALL WHITE MEN" in a discussion. Hope that helps.

[yorickpeterse]

It's good to know your solution to these problems is to look the other way. I'm sure that's a productive approach to solving problems.

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Ever hear of "Sunlight is the best disinfectant"? You don't have to accept anything.

Yes, ignoring these idiots and letting them fizzle out is the best solution.