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These rules are blatantly patronizing, and come off a bit like a large organization's standard CYA boilerplate. Something along the lines of HN's commenting gui
by jdc 13y ago
These rules are blatantly patronizing, and come off a bit like a large organization's standard CYA boilerplate. Something along the lines of HN's commenting guidelines or Hacker School's social rules would be more appropriate.
- sneak 13y agoRemember kids: no posting violent animated gifs!
- wiremine 13y agoI disagree. I think it is great to see something like this, and I think it reflects the Django community in general. I'm glad to see it being published!
- jacobian 13y agoCan you identify specifically what you find patronizing and CYA-ish? Neither were our intentions; help me understand how we've failed there?
- jdc 13y agoSorry, I realize I am being harsh, and am grateful for all the work of the Django community organizers. Let me clarify my previous remarks. The items under the "Be careful in the words that you choose" heading (which make up a significant part of the document), except for maybe the doxing clause, addresses an apparently antisocial audience, which is patronizing. And what I mean by CYA-ish, is that the intent of the code seems to be to prevent worst-case scenarios. Whereas the HN and Hacker School guidelines aim to boost the level of discourse and friendliness, the Django code offers suggestions on how to avoid getting arrested.