Timeline for Proposed new code of conduct for all Stack Exchange sites
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| Oct 7, 2014 at 16:21 | comment | added | Magus | @Keen: I agree, but such discussion should generally be restricted to the chat. Meaningful analysis is hard to carry out in SE comments, and is not effective against those who hold very strong opinions. These matters inflate to flame wars and name calling very quickly, more so than nearly any other topic. I want to encourage careful thought about things, which results in flagging. I do not want to see people be influenced by others' opinions on this subject, because sexism and racism place a stigma on their target whether called out truly or falsely. Having it too openly displayed is harmful. | |
| Oct 7, 2014 at 16:11 | comment | added | user158781 | I think a blanket ban on calling people out on violation this section of the rules is misguided. I think I agree with what you're getting at, that this section of the rules doesn't address all the real-world instances of these issues, but a blanket ban on calling out instances of this essentially discourages meaningful analysis and discussion of instances of sexism, racism, homophobia, etc. | |
| Oct 7, 2014 at 15:38 | comment | added | Magus | @Laura: Thank you. This vector of attack has been growing of late, and it is good to see that a site as widely used as the Stack Exchange is willing to take a stance against it. | |
| Oct 7, 2014 at 14:41 | comment | added | Laura StaffMod | I think your point is mostly covered by the "assume good intentions" bit at the beginning of the page...I think it's important enough to call out more explicitly in the bulleted list, though, so keep an eye out for an update. | |
| Oct 6, 2014 at 22:26 | history | answered | Magus | CC BY-SA 3.0 |