Questions tagged [code-of-conduct]
Discussions of the Code of Conduct (CoC), the replacement/revision of the Be Nice policy.
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So disappointed to see the fall out this week
I stepped down as moderator on Stack Overflow 10 days ago. There were many reasons, mainly tiredness and being time poor, if I'm to be honest with myself.
Participating on this network has always ...
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How is the CoC about to change? [duplicate]
In this discussion, ex-moderator Monica Cellio describes a change to the Code of Conduct:
A director had dropped into the room to announce an upcoming change to the Code of Conduct; unlike the rest ...
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What distinguishes 'harassment, abuse, and bigotry' and 'unfriendly or unkind', and is it ever appropriate to flag one after the other is declined?
I recently came across a meta post, regarding a behavior someone found irksome and wished to see a response to. In response to an answer, one comment blamed it on a 'cultural thing' in a 'particular ...
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Creepy user digs my old questions and downvotes them once a day [duplicate]
There is a creepy user who answered my question on Stack Overflow that I haven't accepted the answer with. He then keeps leaving a comment for like three consecutive days, asking for updates on ...
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Can we add "Be Honest" back into the Code of Conduct?
Background & Motivation
After reading this blog post about the Code of Conduct, I have a suggestion to add "Be Honest" back into the Code of Conduct. Yes, I realize the blog post is nearly a ...
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I'd like to be able to see "Unfriendly" flags lodged against me
I think it would be beneficial to be able to see comments of mine that have had unfriendly flags ("It contains harassment, bigotry, or abuse." and "It's unfriendly or unkind.") lodged against them. ...
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What is the correct chat flag to flag "unfriendly" messages?
During the new update to comment flags, a new option "It's unfriendly or unkind" was added. This is different from the "It contains harassment, bigotry, or abuse." comment flag. As ...
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Stack Overflow has engaged in ideological censorship and unwelcoming behavior
What happened?
On April 10, 2019, a user posted a response to a Meta question discussing how SO might take action in response to the gender disparity in the programming industry. The post essentially ...
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Include a link to the Code of Conduct in the FAQ for Chat
Earlier I posted in a chat room for the first time so I figured I should read the relevant FAQ to familiarise myself with how it works.
One of the questions is Do I have to be nice? I figured that ...
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Does "attacks a person or a group" include attacking a person who isn't a user of the site?
When flagging a comment, one of the options is
It contains harassment, bigotry, or abuse.
This comment attacks a person or group. Learn more in our Code of Conduct.
and the quoted section of the ...
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Comment flag reasons with the link to CoC
What is the reason to separate the first two items in the comment flagging popup? This sepation makes me to think hard is I choosed the correct one.
Furthermore, just imagine that the user has ...
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This CoC is getting out of control--it's eating zombies now
One of the best answers on this website was deleted late last year.
Why is asking a question on "best practice" a bad thing?
Well, actually, it wasn't just deleted, the answerer was struck ...
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Some questions regarding CoC and flagging comment to understand them better
Motivation
Let me first try to explain my main motivation for writing this post. It is, to put simply, to try to understand our new Code of Conduct (henceforth CoC) and the scheme of flagging chat ...
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If my comment is flagged "Unfriendly or unkind" how do I know?
How can a new user or any user on Stack Exchange sites know if their comments are coming across "Unfriendly or unkind"? Is there a notification when someone flags it? if it's deleted (in the handling ...
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How should I refer to the OP? [closed]
Numerous times I want to refer to the OP, and I found myself writing (s)he or his/her.
What is the right way to do so?
Maybe the answer is that I should continue using the (s)he, but it would be ...
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Is a new Code of Conduct really going to solve the bad rep? Or is it a deeper issue? [closed]
FINAL EDIT
Thanks for the great answers explaining the concept behind SE and its goals.
However, when it comes to the negative feedback (specifically the downvoting) I think - even in light of the ...
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The 'new user, read our CoC' notifications make me feel unwelcome
The 'new user, read our CoC' notifications creep me out. They're making me feel unwelcome.
There has been plenty of fearmongering and drama around the phrase 'code of conduct' across the Internet, ...
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Who is the most responsible for the new Code of Conduct?
Who makes the final decision whether someone on our site (e.g., SOja) is following the Code of Conduct or not? The community? Moderators? Or employees of Stack Exchange?
(I intentionally distinguish ...
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Review audit questions in a foreign language need a translated version so we can easily see if they are SPAM, migratable, or should simply be deleted
During review audits sometimes questions are written in a foreign language and determining what would be the fairest outcome for the person requires the auditor to either be fluent in a foreign ...
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Add links to anchors in Code of Conduct
It's possible to link to certain sections in the Code of Conduct. For example, the link https://meta.stackexchange.com/conduct#unacceptable-behavior will scroll directly to the "Unacceptable Behavior" ...
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How could I have handled this better in chat (flag apparently led to suspension)? [closed]
I was recently suspended in chat here on Meta.SE. I would like to know how I could have handled this situation better and how I could have avoided a suspension.
Link to transcript:
https://chat.meta....
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Code of conduct top banner for localized sites
As far as I see the top banner with Code of Conduct notice (open the site with browser's private mode on) only visible on Stack Overflow en español and Русский язык Stack Exchange:
The rest ...
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Some site designs are messed up because of Code of Conduct banner [closed]
I saw this bug reported for a single site here, but then I noticed it on another site, then another and another. Soon the list expanded to "most sites with a design". On many sites it's gone ...
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Why not display the CoC link for comments on all questions and answers (not just new contributors' posts)?
If we believe that displaying the code of conduct warning is an effective way to reduce unfriendly comments, why not display it whenever someone goes to write a comment? That way everyone can benefit ...
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Would an increase in the positive motivation to take care of newbies be useful?
The new CoC operates mainly with negative motivation, i.e. the unfriendly welcome, particularly to newbies, is forbidden. Violating it results in punishment.
Maybe the system could have a positive ...
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Add a [conduct] "magic link" – similar to [help] and [tour] – to link to the Code of Conduct in comments
I like the [help] and [tour] shortcuts to concisely direct people to a specific section of the help in whatever site I’m commenting on.
Can a [conduct] or similar magic link to create a proper link to ...
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Problem with Cyrillic symbols on the Code of Conduct page of ruSO
There is a problem with the font on the Code of Conduct page of ruSO. As you can see below, the font quite different.
English CoC:
Russian CoC:
As I can see, original font contains Cyrillic symbols. ...
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Is it acceptable to post a friendly comment that points out the flaws in an answer?
I had this short exchange with two other users:
@HighRepUser The new code of conduct simply asks that we keep a friendly tone as we point out the flaws in a post. Nobody should have trouble doing ...
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The line spacing for the subtitle for the CoC on Aviation.SE looks strange
https://aviation.stackexchange.com/conduct
I see
while on other sites I see it normally
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Is the Code of Conduct illustration “truly” inclusive?
On August 8, 2018, @Rand al'Thor posted a question observing that the image accompanying the newly released Code of Conduct, seemed to be slanted in favor of Stack Overflow (SO).
As the OP is not a ...
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Stack Exchange bots, created by a moderator, are creepy and violate the CoC
A moderator has various bots that capture a bunch of comments, and these comments land up in various rooms that are in plain view of the community. I think this tactic is creepy surveillance and ...
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New Code of Conduct for international sites. No link?
International sites, like SO en español or SO em português (Can't really access to Ja or Ru), doesn´t have a banner at the top pointing to the new Code of Conduct.
We are rushing to get a version 1 ...
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Passive-aggressive language and the new Code of Conduct
If I write: "You can't be such an asshole, the first page of the doc says that ...", I think it would be a very obvious violation of the new code of conduct.
But, if I write: "Maybe a little bit of ...
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The illustration for the code of conduct is broken
In the illustration accompanying the code of conduct, the part with the lady in the wheelchair is broken:
The fill of her top is not aligned with the outline. Also it breaks the style of the image, ...
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Badge suggestion: Well Behaved, for reading the Code of Conduct
One of the first badges most users usually get is the bronze Informed badge for reading the entire Tour page. This badge is designed to reward some basic reading about the site, and hopefully helping ...
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Should we award a Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar?
The Random act of kindness Barnstar
Wikipedia offers some "Barnstars" which are a different but complementary award mechanism to SE's badges. The key differences are that badges are awarded by the ...
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The Code of Conduct image is too SO-oriented
I just visited the shiny new Code of Conduct page on my home site. And was immediately put off by a giant picture of the SO logo, in a style of drawing which I've seen before (maybe on the blog?) and ...
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Does the blog image imply that being welcoming ends here?
The image for the blog post announcing the CoC as used on https://stackoverflow.blog/ displays a unicorn holding a flag saying
</welcome>
Does this mean that being welcoming ends here?
Or ...
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Change the "Stage 1 - Warning" part of the enforcement section of the code of conduct to reflect actual real enforcement
When reading over the new code of conduct I found something concerning in the "enforcements" section.
For most first-time misconduct, moderators will remove offending content and send a warning. ...
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Code of Conduct links to text of dubious quality and relevance
At the bottom of the Code of Conduct:
This text incorporates ideas and language from the Coral Project, Buffer, and Tech Solidarity codes of conduct.
First of all, have some imaginary points for ...
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What is the meaning of the picture in the "Code of Conduct"?
I saw this picture beside Stack Exchange's "Code of Conduct".
Please label everything and tell me the meaning of it.
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Left navigation is always hidden on the code of conduct page
I've set my preferences to have the left navigation always visible by unchecking the following checkbox:
This setting seems to work fine on all pages except the Code of Conduct page. The Code of ...
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How will SE draw attention to the Code of Conduct once it's no longer new?
The Code of Conduct is still new right now, so it appears in the notification bar at the top of the page:
Join us in building a kind, collaborative learning community via our updated Code of ...
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Adding Code of Conduct to Help pulldown on top bar?
I think that the ideal place to link the Code of Conduct would be as a link below the Tour and above the Help Center on the top bar pulldown for the Help, but anywhere on that pulldown would be good.
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Please make the buttons line up on the CoC
Just a small design request; please make the two buttons line up vertically:
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The new Code of Conduct: Meta is useless?
I have now seen the new Code of Conduct and one thing is notably absent, especially because I asked twice to include it in the new Code of Conduct.
Each Stack Exchange site has a meta where people ...
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Code of Conduct banner needs closing everytime on a site [closed]
After the enforcement of "New code of Conduct", a new message banner appeared on all the sites across the network.
We can close it by clicking a 'X' mark at the right corner. This needs to be closed ...
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Updated comment flagging - Supporting the new Code of Conduct
We're no strangers to discussion of the flag dialogues, particularly when it comes to comment flags. Since that discussion two years ago we've been reassessing how comments are used on the network and ...
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Use standard dash formatting in new Code of Conduct
<pedantry> Generally speaking, there are two standard ways to format dashes in English:
Endash with space: "then he – Jim – went to the store"
Emdash with no space, or hair space: "then he—Jim—...
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Can we get some details on how account expulsion is supposed to work?
The new code of conduct contains the following in the enforcement section:
Account Expulsion
For very rare cases, moderators will expel people who display a pattern of harmful destructive ...
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