Hello all,

As is being discussed, many believe that tilde.club will benefit from a codification of how members are expected to conduct themselves, a veritable "Code of Conduct" if you will. Many are aware of the "no drama" rule that has existed for some time, and as far as I know that rule still exists. But perhaps as the community rapidly grows and is relaunched, it is prudent to explore options for writing down specific conduct that will not be tolerated and how incidents of such conduct will be dealt with.

Anyways, I don't think this has to be a, you know, HR-wheels-in-the-VCR kind of moment. But I think it's important, and I wanted to kick off the discussion on the mailing list.

See this issue on Github: https://github.com/tildeclub/tilde.club/issues/94

And here are some open questions:

What does a Code of Conduct for tilde.club look like? Is it a web page? Something else?

Who is responsible for responding to claims of violation of the Code of Conduct?

Is it satisfactory or sufficient to grab a free and open Code of Conduct from another community or another tilde? What modifications would we need to make to something like this?

Who should be responsible for drafting or writing the Code of Conduct?

How will a proposed Code of Conduct be approved by the community? What is the standard for adoption? Consensus? Does there need to be a vote?

How do we avoid being "bogged down" in process, beauracracy, rules-lawyering or administrivia?

How do we create a Code of Conduct that is inclusive and empowering? Are those properties that we even want?

I'm excited to be a part of this process, and again, just want to kick off the discussion. I know my own answers to some of those questions, but hopefully there will be plenty of other opinions.

Cheers,

-Travis (~audiodude)