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"it seriously fucked up for not vetting Mr. Crockford before inviting him" What exactly does Mr. Crockford need to be "vetted" for, with whom, and how exactly

• danso 10y ago
  Whose authority? The same authority that allows them to create Nodevember: their own. I've never run a conference so I'm only speculating here: when people decide to organize a conference, they have an idea of what ideas and environment and discussion they want to promote, whether it's Nodevember or the American Neo-Nazi Party. I don't know what Nodevember's standards are but they clearly don't allow for Crockford, and as long as it's not for reasons that might violate civil rights, e.g. if Crockford were to rely on a wheelchair and Nodevember wanted to convene at a place without elevators or ramps, they can have whatever standards they want, just like they're free to write and uphold a code of conduct they believe in. But generally, and again I've never run a conference, if you have standards, you should have them at the time of planning the conference, including when inviting keynote speakers.
  • mzw_mzw 10y ago
    Sorry, when I said "whose authority" I wasn't referring to the conference runners -- obviously they can choose to invite and disinvite anyone they want. I was referring to these Twitter randos the conference runners are apparently required to "vet" their speakers with.
• sjwright 10y ago
  > What exactly does Mr. Crockford need to be "vetted" for, For the ability to appease randoms on Twitter. > with whom With @nodebotanist and @nexxylove apparently. > how exactly did those people gain the authority to decide who gets to speak and who doesn't? Great question.