It's important to lay out what we expect for attendees.
There's this one we can draw on http://confcodeofconduct.com/, which is also on github.
@forkinthecode raised a key point about promoting considerate discussion:
We should point out somewhere that inappropriate behaviour will not be tolerated and this includes inappropriate verbal attacks on people in real life or social media who are attendees of the event?
I think the principles these kinds of stipulations imply include belief in strengthening democracy, inherent in which is the respect for differences of opinion. If people can not discuss things in a civilised and non-threatening manner then it is hard to see how such fear reflects a strong democracy. I would hope that people can be unafraid to discuss political opinions because they can expect to be respected and show respect in turn. I feel I need to specify this in particular due to the offensive nature that has become the norm in a lot of social and at times also mainstream media.
I'm trying to support improvements in public discourse and this is not about right, left, green etc but about not shutting people out or shutting people down just because their political view is different from one's own or the group's.
Specific projects, writing or whatever can still be partisan, I'm talking about the way people interact as opposed to their particular views.
It's important to lay out what we expect for attendees.
There's this one we can draw on http://confcodeofconduct.com/, which is also on github.
@forkinthecode raised a key point about promoting considerate discussion: