[diversity-talk] OSM code of conduct: starting points

[Darrell Fuhriman]

On Oct 10, 2014, at 19:45, Paul Norman <penorman at mac.com> wrote:

> I'm not in favour of either. I realize this excludes a significant portion
> of conduct from the code of conduct, but I don't like the idea of attempting
> to police communication channels we have no control over

You’re not trying to police them, nor control other forums, you’re observing toxic behavior from would-be community members. You can act on that as you see fit.

Remember, the point of a Code of Conduct is to protect and grow the OSM community. It’s best not to get into legalistic definitions of responsibility/liability, and in fact I would argue that doing so is a distraction from that central issue.


> One last thought - where would the forums fit in this? They're on
> openstreetmap.org, but not run by the OSMF, so the forum admins would be
> perfectly capable of saying no to any code of conduct. What would happen then?

Does OSMF not have any control over what’s on openstreetmap.org? What’s wrong with saying “You can agree to the code of conduct, or you can get off of openstreetmap.org and we’ll replace the forums”?

Here’s my question, and this needs to be clarified (probably deserves its own thread):

Who is responsible for deciding what action needs to be taken in the case of CoC violations?

A CoC without a body willing and able to enforce it is just window dressing.

Darrell