Language on Debian lists [was: Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC, lglg]

From	Eldon Koyle <ekoyle@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.project
Subject	Language on Debian lists [was: Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC, lglg]
Date	2019-12-17 16:40 +0100
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[PSA: The biggest holiday season for much of the Western world is
approaching, which can be stressful for many people, as well as providing
them with more time than usual to respond on Debian lists.  Conditions are
perfect for a repeat of last year's wildfire on -project.  I would be
filled with the deepest gratitude if we could use appropriate language
during the upcoming flamewar[s] about a topic not directly related to free
software.]

There have been messages in this thread suggesting that people are being
petty by complaining about language on Debian lists.  If you feel that
using obscene language is no big deal, then it is a small thing to ask you
to refrain from using it on Debian mailing lists.  It is also part of the
Debian mailing list code of conduct[1], linked from the code of conduct
page[2].

Take note of the fact that your use of inappropriate language could cause
someone else to be fined or even lose their amateur radio license. It also
contributes to a toxic environment, just as much as other CoC violations.

I would also like to point out that ignoring the code of conduct in your
response to someone else's misconduct both weakens your argument and the
code if conduct itself.  Someone else not following the rules is no excuse
to ignore the rules yourself.

I personally read Debian lists in professional settings, and I do not want
that to become a liability to me.

I think it would be perfectly reasonable to apply the same guidelines as
the DebConf CoC[3], especially the part about being appropriate for all
individuals aged 12 and older unless explicitly stated otherwise.  Some
assume that we are all adults here, however I don't think that is a
verifiable assumption.

[1] https://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#codeofconduct
[2] https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct
[3] https://www.debconf.org/codeofconduct.shtml

Thread

Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Gerardo Ballabio <gerardo.ballabio@gmail.com> - 2019-12-12 11:40 +0100
  Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Gerardo Ballabio <gerardo.ballabio@gmail.com> - 2019-12-12 11:50 +0100
    Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <leader@debian.org> - 2019-12-12 13:40 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2019-12-12 13:50 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Gerardo Ballabio <gerardo.ballabio@gmail.com> - 2019-12-12 15:40 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Joerg Jaspert <joerg@debian.org> - 2019-12-12 21:50 +0100
  Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2019-12-12 12:20 +0100
  Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC "Adam D. Barratt" <adam@adam-barratt.org.uk> - 2019-12-12 12:30 +0100
  Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> - 2019-12-12 13:00 +0100
  Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Martina Ferrari <tincho@debian.org> - 2019-12-12 18:00 +0100
    Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> - 2019-12-12 23:40 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC, lglg Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> - 2019-12-13 00:10 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC, lglg Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> - 2019-12-13 02:40 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC, lglg Geert Stappers <stappers@stappers.nl> - 2019-12-13 07:40 +0100
            Language on Debian lists [was: Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and  the CoC, lglg] Eldon Koyle <ekoyle@gmail.com> - 2019-12-17 16:40 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Martina Ferrari <tincho@debian.org> - 2019-12-13 05:50 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2019-12-13 06:00 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> - 2019-12-13 07:00 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Martina Ferrari <tincho@debian.org> - 2019-12-13 07:50 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2019-12-13 08:10 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Joerg Jaspert <joerg@debian.org> - 2019-12-13 08:30 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Marco d'Itri <md@Linux.IT> - 2019-12-13 17:30 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2019-12-13 17:40 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC "G. Branden Robinson" <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> - 2019-12-13 21:50 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Marco d'Itri <md@Linux.IT> - 2019-12-15 22:10 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Geert Stappers <stappers@debian.org> - 2019-12-15 23:00 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2019-12-17 02:40 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2019-12-17 03:30 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> - 2019-12-17 08:50 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> - 2019-12-17 13:00 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC "Sylvain L. Sauvage" <sylvain.l.sauvage@free.fr> - 2019-12-17 14:00 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org> - 2019-12-13 08:20 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Steffen Möller <steffen_moeller@gmx.de> - 2019-12-13 11:50 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> - 2019-12-13 10:00 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Bernd Zeimetz <bernd@bzed.de> - 2019-12-13 11:00 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> - 2019-12-13 13:10 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Scott Kitterman <debian@kitterman.com> - 2019-12-13 15:30 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Ondřej Surý <ondrej@sury.org> - 2019-12-13 16:20 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2019-12-14 00:10 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Matthew Garrett <mjg59@srcf.ucam.org> - 2019-12-13 20:40 +0100
  Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Martina Ferrari <tina@tincho.org> - 2019-12-19 21:10 +0100
    Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Steve McIntyre <93sam@debian.org> - 2019-12-19 21:40 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2019-12-20 13:00 +0100
    Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> - 2019-12-20 05:40 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Ulrike Uhlig <ulrike@debian.org> - 2019-12-20 14:00 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Adam Borowski <kilobyte@angband.pl> - 2019-12-21 00:50 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2019-12-21 02:30 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Steve Langasek <vorlon@debian.org> - 2019-12-22 00:30 +0100
              +1 (Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC) Holger Levsen <holger@layer-acht.org> - 2019-12-22 11:30 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Tim Webster <tdwebste@gmail.com> - 2020-01-05 17:30 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <leader@debian.org> - 2020-01-05 18:40 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2020-01-07 14:00 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Martina Ferrari <tincho@debian.org> - 2019-12-20 23:50 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> - 2019-12-21 00:30 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2019-12-21 02:20 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <tiago@debian.org> - 2019-12-21 04:30 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC gagz <gagz@immerda.ch> - 2019-12-21 21:10 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Martina Ferrari <tina@tincho.org> - 2019-12-24 17:00 +0100
          I get to hope Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2019-12-24 19:20 +0100
            Re: I get to hope Andy Simpkins <andy@koipond.org.uk> - 2019-12-24 22:30 +0100
              Re: I get to hope Rhonda D'Vine <rhonda@deb.at> - 2019-12-25 13:10 +0100
            Re: I get to hope gagz <gagz@immerda.ch> - 2019-12-25 04:20 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Gunnar Wolf <gwolf@debian.org> - 2019-12-21 21:50 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Enrico Zini <enrico@enricozini.org> - 2019-12-22 10:50 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 12:20 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC gagz <gagz@immerda.ch> - 2019-12-24 14:40 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Nikolaus Rath <Nikolaus@rath.org> - 2019-12-23 22:00 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Martina Ferrari <tina@tincho.org> - 2019-12-24 16:20 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Jonathan Carter <jcc@debian.org> - 2019-12-25 23:00 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Russ Allbery <rra@debian.org> - 2019-12-25 23:30 +0100
      Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2019-12-22 17:40 +0100
        Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> - 2019-12-23 01:40 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 13:20 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Iustin Pop <iustin@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 18:00 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 13:40 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Iustin Pop <iustin@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 17:50 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 19:20 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 22:20 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Sam Hartman <hartmans@debian.org> - 2019-12-23 23:20 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Alexander Wirt <formorer@debian.org> - 2019-12-24 10:40 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Ondřej Surý <ondrej@sury.org> - 2019-12-24 15:50 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Rhonda D'Vine <rhonda@deb.at> - 2019-12-24 13:00 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> - 2019-12-26 13:30 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> - 2019-12-28 01:00 +0100
          Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Dato Simó <dato@debian.org> - 2019-12-30 23:10 +0100
            Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org> - 2019-12-31 10:20 +0100
              Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Ulrike Uhlig <ulrike@debian.org> - 2019-12-31 11:10 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org> - 2019-12-31 11:10 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Pierre-Elliott Bécue <peb@debian.org> - 2019-12-31 11:40 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2019-12-31 21:50 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Philip Hands <phil@hands.com> - 2019-12-31 22:20 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Ansgar <ansgar@debian.org> - 2020-01-01 14:50 +0100
                Re: Some thoughts about Diversity and the CoC Brian Gupta <brian.gupta@brandorr.com> - 2020-01-04 02:40 +0100

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