26 Apr
2024
26 Apr
'24
8:13 a.m.
On 4/26/24 7:05 AM, Jonas Schäfer wrote:
Thank you. This is a valid point and I wouldn't want anyone to have the
impression that they are obligated to help anyone. If you have a concrete
proposal for a wording, I'd be curious to hear it (while keeping the
"positive" form of supportiveness. I'd like to add more positive examples
to
the CoC so that it's not just "don't do this", but also "do
this").
In my experience in leadership roles at the XSF and IETF, the best thing
to do in such situations is to say "I'm not an expert on Topic X, but
let me introduce you to this person across the room who knows more about
it than I do." With that said, I am somewhat skeptical that we can
describe every possible circumstance in rules like this - there's a
large role for situational judgment in human interactions.
Peter
Hi Dan,
On Freitag, 26. April 2024 13:40:50 CEST Dan Caseley wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Apr 2024, 12:01 JC Brand, <lists(a)opkode.com> wrote:
<snip/>
To section 2.5 ("Be friendly and
supportive"), I would like to add after
the first paragraph:
This includes being mindful of the abilities of others; nobody is born an
expert in anything and we all had to learn at some point. Be supportive of
newcomers and learners. Do not be patronizing or condescending.
I agree and support adding this paragraph.
I like the first and third sentences. The second sentence implies a onus
that one shouldn't remain silent when a learner asks a question. Given the
volume of unpaid volunteers, I believe that not being actively supportive
whilst also not being actively condescending either, by saying nothing at
all, is perfectly acceptable. I'd like to reword this to make that clear.