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I can't help but notice that no matter how often this comes up, no one ever points to an incident of a code of conduct fixing something. I do see a lot of comp
by nitwit005 10y ago
I can't help but notice that no matter how often this comes up, no one ever points to an incident of a code of conduct fixing something.
I do see a lot of complaints about heated arguments about having a code of conduct, and plenty of evidence of those arguments existing.
- sanswork 10y agoThere is one from the Rust team below.
- nitwit005 10y agoAs far as I can tell, they are simply claiming it's a project with a code of conduct that seems welcoming. There appear to be projects that don't have a code of conduct that could be described the same way, so it's not useful as evidence of an effect. My university participated in a study that found their anti-alcohol posters appeared to increase student drinking. Admittedly, with not as large a data set as desired, so it's also possible they simply did nothing. You find this with a huge array of both government and non-profit efforts. Most of the time, the things we try to improve society simply don't work, or not to the degree desired.
- sanswork 10y agoThey said their discussions have been more productive since the change.