Hi Kyle,

IMO, this is less an instrument to keep people playing nice and more an
instrument to point to in the event that we have to take action against an
offender.

-Mike



On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 7:42 PM, Kyle Banerjee <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Jon Stroop <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > It's sad that we have to address this formally (as formal as c4l gets
> > anyway), but that's reality, so yes, bess++ indeed, and mjgiarlo++,
> > anarchivist++ for the quick assist.
> >
>
> This.
>
>
> > To that end, and as a show of (positive) force--not to mention how cool
> > our community is--I think it might be neat if we could find a way to make
> > whatever winds up being drafted something we can sign; i.e. attach our
> > personal names
> >
>
> Diversity and inclusiveness is a state of mind, and our individual and
> collective actions exert that force than any policy or pledge ever could.
>
> I'm hoping that things can be handled with the minimum formality necessary
> and that if something needs to be fixed, people can just talk about it so
> things can be made right. If we need a policy, I'm all for it. But it's
> truly a sad day if policy rather than just being motivated to do the right
> thing is what's keeping people playing nice.
>
> kyle
>