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Karen, you should send this back to the Geek Feminism folks -- I am sure they'd be interested in seeing your edits, and they also like to report on orgs that have implemented such policies in general. On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Cary Gordon <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I prefer the tone and language in your version. > > kcoyle++ > > On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Karen Coyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > I did a somewhat radical edit of the policy. To me it sounded > heavy-handed, > > and I didn't think that we needed such in our community. I also want to > > distinguish between "bloopers" that need correction and active > harassment. A > > lot of discriminatory language is unconscious but still should be gently > > corrected. [1] > > > > I also don't think that these are "rules" -- a policy is a policy, and I > > think rules is too strong a term. > > > > Because of the amount that I changed (and because I really wasn't sure > what > > would happen when I hit "save") these changes are still in my "fork": > > > > https://github.com/kcoyle/antiharassment-policy > > > > Let me know if I should commit it (and I'm assuming that's just a matter > of > > hitting the "commit" button). > > > > kc > > > > [1] It's from the 90's, but http://kcoyle.net/howhard.html has many > examples > > > > -- > > Karen Coyle > > [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net > > ph: 1-510-540-7596 > > m: 1-510-435-8234 > > skype: kcoylenet > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com >