Re: Code of Conduct: we need one (… in parallel / in addition to HBR)

[Ben Cotton]

On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM Bradley M. Kuhn <bkuhn at ebb.org> wrote:
>
> I otherwise like the Contributor Covenant.  I just don't think it's a good
> idea for various reasons for Richard or me to enforce the CoC, and I note
> the Contributor Covenant says that "Community Leaders" are responsible
> for enforcement. 🤔

Can you say more about your concerns here? In my experience, CoC
enforcement works best when it comes from people who are leaders in
the community because they have (generally) earned the respect of the
community*. Having an "outsider" handle enforcement can lead to
resentment from the community, and can also mean that the person
(ideally people) making decisions lack context of the day-to-day
interactions in the project.

As much as I hate to ask anyone to do CoC enforcement work, because
it's unpleasant, I do think you and Richard are the two
best-positioned people to do it, perhaps with a third person to
provide coverage when one of you is off-grid for a while, etc.

* Yes, they can lose that respect, especially if they mishandle CoC enforcement.

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Ben Cotton (he/him)
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