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Replying to @codepitbull @kaffeecoder
Not what I suggest at all, no. I think it bears remembering that most of us were worse than we are today, and condescension rarely helps
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then tell me how to protect minorities in a world of loudmouths.
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I'm quite sure we agree on the goals. My point here is that we often alienate people who could be convinced, for unnecessary reasons.
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by being overprotective towards those who abuse we alienate those who want to be included.
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Of course that's a risk. I still think there's room for strong disagreement without aborting conversations completely
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a levled discussion is one thing. A Gamergate level of racist/misogynyst screaming with ears shut is often the reality
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I have zero tolerance for a typical gamer gate troll, clearly no discussion is useful there. Yet there are many more where it's different
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you dodged it again. How do you deal with a gamergate level troll?
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I block them. I don't invite them to anything. I uninvite them from anything I've mistakenly invited them to.
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you and me aren't the targets of such people. It's a satisfying but useless gesture to block them from talking to you.
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Replying to @codepitbull @kaffeecoder
I thought you asked how I deal with them personally. In online and offline communities, I'm all for Codes of Conduct.

Jan 13, 2017 路 1:41 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov @kaffeecoder
Codes of Conduct and enforcing them are what I've been talking about all along.
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For me, this is not about my view on CoCs. It's about how to treat e.g. people who think a CoC is a waste of time
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Replying to @stilkov @kaffeecoder
a Code of Conduct (=social rule) needs a way of being enforced, otherwise it's worthless.