Re: Speaker Guidelines

[Brian Cameron <brian cameron oracle com>]

Murray:

> However, I think it is currently an invitation to the same old
> philosophical discussion every time there's a problem. I think we should
> state our position clearly, so it doesn't have to be said each time, at
> the end of a long thread. So I would add this text to the "Dealing With
> Problems" section:
>
> "We are not interested in a debate about whether someone should feel
> offended. You should avoid offending people even if you do not share
> their views."
>
> "We do not consider this to be excessive censorship. It does not stop
> you from offending outside of the community."

I agree with the above additions.  However, I would word that last
paragraph differently.

"We do not consider this to be excessive censorship since we are only
asking community members to follow these guidelines in GNOME community
forums.  People are free to dismiss these guidelines or express
themselves however they wish outside of GNOME community forums."

I only suggest this because saying "It does not stop you from offending
outside of the community" seems to imply that most people have an
interest in offending people and will find these guidelines to be
restrictive or burdensome.  While there may be some people who feel
this way, I think the guidelines are mostly common-sense and that most
people would agree that they do not wish to offend others in the first
place.  I doubt that most people will not find them restrictive to
follow.

Brian