[PLUG] Proposal: A PLUG Code of Conduct

[MJang]

On Fri, 2012-12-07 at 14:15 -0800, Russell Johnson wrote:
> On Dec 7, 2012, at 9:56 AM, Michael Dexter <dexter at ambidexter.com> wrote:
> 
> > In light of a contentious on-list discussion in October 2011 and PLUG's 
> > traditional lack of diversity,
> 
> The very fact that it's been over a year without a similar incident suggests that the problem has resolved itself. 
> 
> I believe that very few people are that contentious, at least in this community. Given the makeup of this group and it's history, I would doubt that any code of conduct would be binding, and at that point, we would cease to be the group we are, and would henceforth be more of a club. We would then need to have more formal 'gatekeepers'. While that's not always a bad thing, I think, at this point, it would be for this group. 

One lesson I take from that event is:

Moderation is sometimes required.

Thanks,
Mike