[diversity] Updated Draft RIPE Code of Conduct Published for Community Review

Leo, TF people,

Thank you for coming up with a good and concise code. In particular I 
like the separation of ‘code’ from ‘enforcement’.
This is a good way forward!

Here are a few general suggestions. I will make some concrete text 
suggestions in a separate message soon.

1. I have the feeling that both applicability and behaviours can be 
described even more concisely: focus even more on the principles and 
separate them even more clearly from the long lists of examples. Call 
out the examples specifically as ‘examples’ illustrating the 
principles; do not write ’includes but is not limited’.

2. Heed Vesna’s suggestion to spell out expected behavior in the face 
of CoC violations in general terms. I understand that you want to 
separate ‘enforcement’ from the code, but doing this describing 
enforcement. As much as the code can speak to unacceptable behaviour it 
can speak about desired behavior … in general terms. I agree with 
Vesna that this is empowering and also demanding individual action, 
which is good.

3. Do not give the PC a special role. The whole paragraph is out of 
place and suddenly mentioning the RIPE NCC too. It almost looks like 
someone forgot to delete it from a previous version. Keep formal roles 
and ‘enforcement’ out of this as much as possible.

4. Do not speak about ‘national laws’, just about ‘laws’. Do not 
refer to ‘the authorities’ but rather to ‘law enforcement in the 
appropriate jurisdiction(s)’. There suddenly is mention of the CoC 
team out of the blue in that paragraph too. Another leftover?

5. If you feel that you have to mention roles and organisations in our 
community, do so in general terms. It may be worth mentioning that there 
will be different documents describing ‘support’, ’enforcement’ 
and ‘sanction’ roles with regard to the CoC and that multiple roles 
already exist complementing each other. Examples: RIPE Chairs, RIPE NCC, 
WG Chairs, PC, Trusted Contacts, … .

Again: Thank you all very much for the good work!

Daniel




On 4 Mar 2021, at 14:02, Leo Vegoda wrote:

> Dear RIPE community,
>
> An updated draft RIPE Code of Conduct (CoC) is now published for your
> review. As this is intended to cover all participation within RIPE, it
> applies to interactions over the Internet, mailing lists, as well as
> in-person at RIPE Meetings.
>
> You can find the document here:
>
> https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/ripe-code-of-conduct/
>
> This draft keeps most of the text in v3.0[1], which was developed by
> the RIPE Diversity TF. It also draws from CoCs that are in use in
> other communities, including the Python CoC[2]. The biggest change is
> that the updated draft covers scope and behaviour only. It doesn’t
> touch on process or the CoC Team – these aspects will be addressed 
> in
> two separate documents that are still to come.
>
> Please review the draft and share any comments on the RIPE Discussion
> List by Friday, 2 April 2021. We welcome suggested changes, but if you
> don’t see problems with the draft then statements of support are 
> also
> helpful. The RIPE Chair Team will evaluate your comments and determine
> whether there is consensus on this draft or additional work is needed.
>
> While we would prefer comments to be shared on the RIPE Discussion
> List, we recognise that some people might have feedback that they
> would like to share in private. If you want to provide feedback in
> private you can contact members of the CoC TF or the RIPE Chair Team
> directly.
>
> Some key changes in this version:
>
> - The goal of “a neutral, transparent and open framework for report
> handling” has been removed and will be covered in the upcoming
> document that describes process.
> - The scope is defined as “all participation in RIPE.”
> - Groups and events with separate governance from RIPE may adopt this
> CoC but will need to manage their own implementation.
> - A new section covers how the CoC relates to national law.
> - A new section lists desired behaviours along with an updated list of
> unacceptable behaviours. - Both lists are arranged alphabetically, to
> avoid suggesting a hierarchy.
>
> We look forward to reading your thoughts on the current draft.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Leo Vegoda
> On behalf of the RIPE Code of Conduct TF
>
> [1] RIPE Meeting Code of Conduct 3.0 - Draft
> https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/ripe-meetings/ripe-meeting-code-of-conduct-3-0-draft
> [2] Python Community Code of Conduct 
> https://www.python.org/psf/conduct/
>
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