> A facetious example of the lunacy of the existing "Code of Conduct" brigade This seems like nothing more that a textbook strawman argument, except you haven'

> A facetious example of the lunacy of the existing "Code of Conduct" brigade This seems like nothing more that a textbook strawman argument, except you haven't even bothered to make the argument. > A Sane "Code of Conduct", which would not be written down because it's implied by baseline civility and common sense You underestimate the conviction with which uncivil people will cling to "but what rule did I violate!?". CoCs signal to potential members of a project/community that abusive behavior won't be tolerated - they are necessary because some types of communities historically have tended to tolerate such behavior.