On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:56:46 +0100, Josip Rodin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
said:
> We actually have ample precedent that we can generally get along
> nicely when thinking about ourselves socially - witness the
> successful Debian Conferences held each year. Sure, there are
> problems with them, but we manage to pull off this social gathering
> every time, in all sorts of different places and contexts.
Well, I think perhaps naming it a social or cultural committee
might imply a broader scope to the activities we are hinting of than
is intended. For example, these are the kinds of rules I think
should fall under the purvue of the ctte:
* Argumentum ad hominem is never acceptable, please respond to the
issue at hand.
* Statements about motivations of other participants in the thread
are almost always incendiary, and unlikely to be correct. Please
refrain.
* Repeated injection of past wrongdoings have little bearing on
ongoing discussions, and should be eschewed.
These are the kinds of things we should stay away from:
* Do not promote Joke religions -- only the one true religion should
be referred to (I am not kidding. there was a thread like this
earlier this year)
* Anything policies related to sexual orientation (well, duh, but it
makes a point)
* Do not swear :P
I am not sure about exhortations to be respectful -- in my
opinion, respect is earned, not dictated from up on high. But one may
always be civil; but I don't know how effective mandatory civility
is, nor how enforceable that rule could be. Smacks too much of
thoughtcrime, perhaps :)
manoj
Thinking idly of the ministry of love
--
"It isn't easy being a fat narcissist." Jackie Gleason
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/>
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