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Discussions of the Code of Conduct (CoC), the replacement/revision of the Be Nice policy.

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An apology to our community, and next steps

tl;dr: I believe CTO Fullerton is mostly candy-wrapping, not back-tracking from, SE Inc.'s problematic conduct. To my fellow Meta.SE users: I am surprised at those of you who view this post as a prop …
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SE Inc. Director of Public Q&A retweets bad-faith, misrepresentative tweet

As we all know, SE Inc. has engaged in highly problematic and widely criticized actions against the SE community and specific moderators. Earlier today (Oct 11th, 2019), Ms. Sara Chipps, "Director of …
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We are updating our Code of Conduct and we would like your feedback

Let's suppose for a second your code of conduct wasn't a unilaterally imposed totalitarian bulwark, but a "handshake agreement between users and the company". How, then, would we the users be able to …
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The ship is sinking, but communication is down (need orders from the captain (CEO))

With due respect, Panta Rei, I think you're mis-representing the situation, and using alarmism (especially with the visual of the sinking ship). There is a serious crisis, but - the cause of the cris …
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Why were the Code of Conduct changes received so negatively, and what can / could have been ...

Reasons and meta-reasons: No public atmosphere expecting CoC changes as an avenue for resolving something right now. Changes initiated by SE Inc in parallel with unconscionable behavior, not yet res …
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How should I deal with the new CoC as non-native English speaker?

How should I deal with the new CoC? How do I find the right pronoun? Ignore it. Do what you've done so far, in good faith and in a spirit of respect - and hope that negative authoritarian people …
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Responding to the Lavender Letter and commitments moving forward

Before addressing the post itself, I'd like to briefly sketch a process US culture seems to be undergoing in recent years - which is quite strange to behold from the outside and relevant to your post …
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What materials are in Stack Exchange's diversity & inclusion training program?

Recently, Teresa Dietrich said that: All members of the Community Team and selected members of the Public Platform Team have already taken 13 hours of Diversity & Inclusion Training. This training ha …
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How should I refer to the OP?

My rule of thumb is a combination of @jknappen's and @Glorfindel's suggestion: If you can get by using just OP (e.g. "OP tried to do that already", "OP's computer is broken"), stick with that and no …
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Neopronouns or trolling?

There's a list actually. Neopronouns or trolling? ... Does anyone have a good method for dealing with this? If it seems weird to you, and the post seems provocational, it's probably Trolling. Ho …
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A Pronominal Proposal

I think you're misunderstanding: who "we" are; and what "we" are trying to achieve. You wrote: I take it that Stack Exchange Inc. wants (at least) the following things: To have a welcoming environ …
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