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It seems that most people are crediting the cancellation with this tweet - https://twitter.com/fox/status/870761439094489088 https://twitter.com/fox/status/870

It seems that most people are crediting the cancellation with this tweet - https://twitter.com/fox/status/870761439094489088 https://twitter.com/fox/status/870761439094489088 "Congratulations @Github for hosting an all male conference!"

TeMPOraL 9y ago
I still can't fathom how it is that Twitter has so much influence on the tech sphere.
Normal_gaussian 9y ago
Of note the still visible 'Event Terms' contain: > This Code of Conduct was forked from the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers. And their request for speakers at https://cfp.githubapp.com/events/electronconf-2017 https://cfp.githubapp.com/events/electronconf-2017 contains: > Selection Process > Submissions will be initially blind reviewed by a panel of GitHub employees from a range of departments and backgrounds. Speaker information will be used in any final reviews necessary to break ties and bring a balance to the speaking line-up. Final selections should be complete by June 6, 2017. GitHub has a history of turning pro-minority & pro-women into anti-white-male and even anti-white-female. For journalists to have a pop at them when they fail to meet the set goals of their own politics should be expected. They are fighting a political battle and the open source community has found itself in the middle. GitLab and BitBucket are both great places to host your code and neither hate my guts for the way I was born. http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2462e526543008b5049-538/nicole-sanchez-diversity-training2.png http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2462e526543008... http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2f12e526555008b505e-538/danilo-campos-tweet.png http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2f12e526555008... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11049067 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11049067
kawsper 9y ago
It looks like they didn't even inform the speakers https://twitter.com/framerate/status/870038985422249984 https://twitter.com/framerate/status/870038985422249984
SilverSlash 9y ago
Ah! The good old: rabid feminist complains about misogyny - company gets nervous - too chicken shit to stand up when they have done nothing wrong - cancels what could have been a great event. I think this was an insult to all the speakers who no doubt dedicated time and effort, and made changes to their schedule for their talk, and got a slap in the face instead.
- sctb 9y ago
  The guidelines ask that you make your point substantively and without calling names. This is even more important on controversial topics which come near their boiling point right out of the box. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

TeMPOraL 9y ago

I still can't fathom how it is that Twitter has so much influence on the tech sphere.

Normal_gaussian 9y ago

Of note the still visible 'Event Terms' contain: > This Code of Conduct was forked from the example policy from the Geek Feminism wiki, created by the Ada Initiative and other volunteers. And their request for speakers at https://cfp.githubapp.com/events/electronconf-2017 https://cfp.githubapp.com/events/electronconf-2017 contains: > Selection Process > Submissions will be initially blind reviewed by a panel of GitHub employees from a range of departments and backgrounds. Speaker information will be used in any final reviews necessary to break ties and bring a balance to the speaking line-up. Final selections should be complete by June 6, 2017. GitHub has a history of turning pro-minority & pro-women into anti-white-male and even anti-white-female. For journalists to have a pop at them when they fail to meet the set goals of their own politics should be expected. They are fighting a political battle and the open source community has found itself in the middle. GitLab and BitBucket are both great places to host your code and neither hate my guts for the way I was born. http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2462e526543008b5049-538/nicole-sanchez-diversity-training2.png http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2462e526543008... http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2f12e526555008b505e-538/danilo-campos-tweet.png http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/56b3d2f12e526555008... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11049067 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11049067

kawsper 9y ago

It looks like they didn't even inform the speakers https://twitter.com/framerate/status/870038985422249984 https://twitter.com/framerate/status/870038985422249984

SilverSlash 9y ago

Ah! The good old: rabid feminist complains about misogyny - company gets nervous - too chicken shit to stand up when they have done nothing wrong - cancels what could have been a great event. I think this was an insult to all the speakers who no doubt dedicated time and effort, and made changes to their schedule for their talk, and got a slap in the face instead.

sctb 9y ago
The guidelines ask that you make your point substantively and without calling names. This is even more important on controversial topics which come near their boiling point right out of the box. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html