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But could they not do the same without a CoC?

• cybrox 1y ago
  Yes, that's the point of why CoCs are essentially useless. Humans should be able to interact politely in any setting and if they don't, the issue needs to be settled with good old human interaction anyways.
  • rpdillon 1y ago
    This is how I feel. I treat the presence of a code of conduct as a sign that, particularly for small projects, the folks running the project don't have experience leading others. Always comes down to the relationship, the individuals involved, and the way things are communicated.
• ricardobeat 1y ago
  They could, but then it’s their word vs yours, not you vs sacred Code-of-Conduct.
• lelanthran 1y ago
  > But could they not do the same without a CoC? Sure, but someone who went to the trouble to get their view enforced in writing is probably already a zealot I don't want to deal with. Depends a lot on the group size, too - a few hundred contributors probably needs some rules written down. A few dozen? Not so much.