Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!cs.uu.nl!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.011 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.98; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:code': 0.07; 'steve': 0.09; 'adopted': 0.09; 'measure': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'url:psf': 0.12; '(both': 0.16; 'finney': 0.16; 'list)': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'usenet': 0.16; 'so.': 0.16; 'foundation,': 0.20; 'seems': 0.21; '(the': 0.22; 'community.': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'post': 0.26; 'least': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'raise': 0.29; 'subject:list': 0.30; 'membership': 0.31; 'code': 0.31; 'formed': 0.31; 'writes:': 0.31; 'probably': 0.32; 'url:python': 0.33; 'community': 0.33; 'framework': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'agree': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'conduct': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'members.': 0.37; 'list': 0.37; 'thank': 0.38; 'problems': 0.38; 'ben': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'use.': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'mailing': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'solve': 0.60; 'forum': 0.61; 'skip:* 10': 0.61; 'discuss': 0.62; 'choose': 0.64; 'our': 0.64; 'provide': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'importantly,': 0.68; 'social': 0.69; 'sharing': 0.69; 'augustine': 0.84; 'simmons': 0.84; 'enthusiasts': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Ben Finney Subject: Re: Python list code of conduct Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:39:59 +1000 References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: rasputin.madmonks.org X-Public-Key-ID: 0xBD41714B X-Public-Key-Fingerprint: 9CFE 12B0 791A 4267 887F 520C B7AC 2E51 BD41 714B X-Public-Key-URL: http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-gpg.asc X-Post-From: Ben Finney User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:edsjKuZgqUs3kkNvcAc7+g1wndw= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 39 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1372804812 news.xs4all.nl 15899 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:42936 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:49664 Steve Simmons writes: > It probably isn't the best time to start this post but I was > wondering... An excellent time to raise this, in my opinion. Thank you for doing so. > Does this list have a code of conduct or a netiqeutte (sp?) > statement/requirement? This forum (both a Usenet newsgroup and a mailing list) is part of the Python community. So the “Python Community Code of Conduct” applies. That was formed by the Python community and adopted by our gracious hosts, the Python Software Foundation, who provide this forum for our use. > The reason I ask is that it seems to me that if we (the current > membership of the list) could agree to a set of preferred/required > behaviours we would at least have a framework by which to measure > unwelcome posts. I welcome use of the above code of conduct to guide social norms in this community. > And, more importantly, to guide newcomers in understanding that we are > enthusiasts who choose to discuss Python and *voluntarily* help solve > problems with Python for the less experienced members. Amen. -- \ “If sharing a thing in no way diminishes it, it is not rightly | `\ owned if it is not shared.” —Saint Augustine | _o__) | Ben Finney