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On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Jonathan Rochkind <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > It seems to me it might be helpful if the actual incidents were related in > some anonymous way (perhaps anonymous both to reporter and to 'offenders' > involved)... because if the rest of us knew what was going on, we could be > more alert to seeing it and stopping it (including possibly observing such > behavior in ourselves and stopping ourselves for doing it, now that we > realize how hurtful it can be)... > > ...But honestly, I've been scratching my head since Bess first brought > this up, and Bess mentioned that harrasment-y incidents have happened at > code4lib, and I'm thinking "Really? I haven't heard of them or seen them. > Am I just really unobservant? Or am I seeing things but not realizing they > are offensive? Or what?" > > I think it would be helpful to all of us wanting to stop such things from > happening to know a _bit_ more specifically what sorts of things have > happened. > Agreed. I can't convey how disappointed I am to hear some of these things. Crap like this doesn't happen in normal environments, and I won't hang out anyplace where a huge percentage of my friends and colleagues wouldn't feel welcome. If I'm really so clueless that I'm part of the problem and am too boneheaded to realize it, I hope those who know me will have the decency to set me straight. kyle