> And you don't need a code of conduct to kick someone out of a project because he's being unprofessional and/or a dick. Unfortunately, my experience is that y

> And you don't need a code of conduct to kick someone out of a project because he's being unprofessional and/or a dick. Unfortunately, my experience is that you actually do need to be able to point to something (a) precise and (b) that the community broadly agrees is a valid reason, in order to kick someone out without practically dissolving your community. A code of conduct is simply an agreement which states the community's beliefs on what are valid reasons to kick someone out.