[Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct

[glaws]

Simply as a suggestion, something like the following could be modified
to fit the Koha CoC needs:

"speech that attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes such
as gender, ethnic origin, religion, race, disability, or sexual orientation"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech


"..."hate speech," which is defined as utterances, displays, or
expressions of racial, religious, or sexual bias"
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Inciting,+Provocative,+or+Offensive+Speech

"Harassment includes _offensive_ verbal _comments_ related to gender,
sexual orientation, disability..."  #note "offensive"
https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/code-of-conduct/


"harassment may be broadly understood to consist of unwarranted
behaviour towards another person,...by such means as single or
successive acts of bullying, verbally or physically abusing, or
ill-treating him or her.... Forms of harassment covered by this code
include harassment relating to another’s sex (including gender
reassignment), sexual orientation, religion, race, or disability." 
http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/other-policies/code-of-practice-on-harassment/
  



Greg

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On 09/26/2014 03:19 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
>
> In your opinion, how should it read?
> Riley Childs
> Senior
> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> Library Services Administrator
> IT Services
> (704) 497-2086
> rileychilds.net
> @rowdychildren
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: glaws <mailto:glawson at rhcl.org>
> Sent: ‎9/‎26/‎2014 4:17 PM
> To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct
>
> Well, yes, that's my point really. By the simple definition given in the
> CoC every comment on the enumerated items is harassing.
>
> "Harassment includes...comments related to gender, gender identity,
> sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or
> religion."
>
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
>
> On 09/26/2014 03:05 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
> > Overly broad? You can harass without knowing it, you are taking I in
> > the literal sense that every comment is harssing.
> >
> > Riley Childs
> > Senior
> > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > Library Services Administrator
> > IT Services
> > (704) 497-2086
> > rileychilds.net
> > @rowdychildren
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > From: glaws <mailto:glawson at rhcl.org>
> > Sent: ‎9/‎26/‎2014 3:50 PM
> > To: koha at lists.katipo.co.nz <mailto:koha at lists.katipo.co.nz>
> > Subject: [Koha] Comment: Koha Community Code of Conduct
> >
> > I have some concerns about the Koha Community Code of Conduct posted
> here:
> >
> > http://koha-community.org/about/policy/code-of-conduct/
> > <http://koha-community.org/about/policy/code-of-conduct/>
> >
> > My specific concern is the second bullet point:
> >
> > Harassment includes, but is not limited to:
> >
> >   * ---snip---
> >   * Verbal, graphic or written comments related to gender, gender
> >     identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body
> >     size, race or religion
> >
> >
> > which seems overly broad.
> >
> > Examples
> >
> > If, during a conference breaking for lunch, I say to a group of
> > attendees "I'm Buddhist, is there a vegetarian restaurant near here?", I
> > would seem to have violated this point (verbal...comment...religion).
> >
> > Or if I'm a presenter, and I make a comment for illustrative purposes,
> > like "Just as people come in all sizes, libraries also vary in size and
> > Koha is great for all of them", have I violated the code?
> >
> > Or if I'm with a group of attendees planning on going out somewhere, and
> > I say "I have <insert any health problem>, and I can't walk with you
> > that far", is that a violation?
> >
> > I would like to suggest that the wording for this particular point
> > include something to the effect that the references must be obviously
> > negative in nature or perhaps intended to give offense to to an average
> > person _based_on_some_reasonable_standard_.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Greg Lawson
> >
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St. Joseph, MO 64506
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