[Foundation-l] Do we need a Code of Participation?

Tue Nov 6 12:54:41 UTC 2007

On 06/11/2007, Brian McNeil <brian.mcneil at wikinewsie.org> wrote:

> "Don't be a dick"... heh, I like that - appropriately blunt and hits the
> nail bang on the head. We could shorten it and clean it up a bit to "Don't
> be a jerk" and link to the wiktionary definition of jerk.

[[m:Don't be a dick]]

> Perhaps it needs to be two separate pages. One where we say in about 3-4
> sentences "Don't be a jerk", and have a link in that to "You can help keep
> our Comments pages a nice place" asking people who do bother to read the
> principles (who usually aren't going to be rude) to help police it.

Yeah.

BASIC CODE OF CONDUCT: Don't be a jerk.

DETAILED CODE OF CONDUCT: Is an elaboration on that.

- d.