> On Jan 11, 2016, at 9:11 AM, Anthony Ferrara <ircmax...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Brandon, > > On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Brandon Savage > <bran...@brandonsavage.net <mailto:bran...@brandonsavage.net>> wrote: > >> And that to me is the crux of the issue. When it comes to making >> discussions on internals more civilized, governing a person's conduct *as >> it relates to their participation in the discussion* is about as far as PHP >> should go. A person who is not a party to the discussion, who does not >> vote, but does have karma, who happens to tweet "I think X is a moron for >> proposing Y" is entitled to that opinion, *until they bring it here.* > > While everyone is entitled to their opinion, sharing that opinion is > potentially another story. I think the exact quote you bring here is > one of the things a CoC is designed to prevent. I would absolutely > consider it bad if one karma-holding individual calls another a > "moron" at all in public for proposing an RFC. While we may disagree > with someone, we should hold ourselves to a constructive standard. The > vast majority of people here want to see PHP (as a project) improve. > Even if we don't agree with how someone approaches that, we should at > least hold ourselves to a level of mutual respect. Going out and > calling someone a moron in public is not constructive nor respectful, > and IMHO we as a project shouldn't sit back and blindly say "whatever" > if it happens.
Ok, so given this continued line of reasoning, is this a fair summary: The goal of this proposal is to create a code and enforcement body that seeks to improve the content and tone of communications by and between members of the PHP community regardless of venue using punitive measures if necessary. Kevin Smith Hearsay Interactive <http://gohearsay.com/>
