Pre-proposal discussion: Use the status.im code of conduct for gaia-funded repos
The status.im code of conduct is near unique in its recognition of power dynamics. People Ops at Status – 29 Aug 18 status.im People Ops - Code of Conduct Status's Code of Conduct for all contributors For example it places onus on leadership for accountability. Other than it’s prohibition of glaring, which I feel to be subjective, if that code of conduct were placed on the cosmos hub and then evenly enforced, which the current code of conduct is not, We could just have validators instead of fucking validators although it’s really clear that there’s only one type of validators, validators with 20% commissions, poor up time, and endorsement from the ICF. All the others are fucking validators, according to informal systems team member Jehan Tremback. You see, the contributors covenant is completely unenforceable because what if somebody finds my farts offensive to their religion or sexual orientation or gender? I fart loudly many times a day. No let’s avoid dangerous misinterpretations because the contributor’s covenant could ban me from even discussing my concern that my farts are offensive to others but I’m concerned about that. Also…
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I want to put a positive spin on this conversation as well. Cosmos Hub growing requires the institutions that guide its development to become more pluralistic and function at a higher order. The ICF imho is one of the healthiest crypto foundations in the industry. They have a broad board, a fantastic team, and they are working within an institutional apparatus that was not designed for the work that is needed by the community. I dont think we need to be dismissive of the role of the ICF (their mistakes and successes) in order to work forward proactively to create the right mechanisms for a healthy community governed and enforced code of conduct Now: getting into the nitty gritty of moving towards a community created, governed and enforced code of conduct: There are two ways forward: to vote to give the ICF this role and update the CoC and hold them accountable as an institution for enforcing it, or create a new enforcement body. My opinion is that the ICF has plenty of other work to do: and that the ICF should be a part of the process but that it is a sign of maturity for there to be an independent body taking this on. So I’d prefer the later scenario. If neither of those two…
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Greg it’s a great start. I’m not sure that I share your feelings on the ICF but I think that it can be made to be what you describe and that’s awesome. The simple fact that we are having this conversation in public is a really solid indicator that we can begin to make improvements. And just so you know, at the end of the day I figure that this is I mean it’s not my choice, at the end of the day it should be the hub’s choice. I also think that the whole internet might be too large. But at the same time I get where you’re coming from. One thing that you might need to consider is that an overly restrictive code of conduct encourages sock puppeteering and the like-- there are many many anonymous accounts in cryptocurrency and I have precisely zero of them. I think that many validators have precisely zero of them. I think that It is totally okay to validate anonymously or pseudonymously. But but when participating in conversations, you really should do so as yourself otherwise that’s quite disingenuous. So basically what I’m trying to say is that we don’t want to give advantages to the use of alternative identities. The code of conduct that @ssacha recommended can be found…
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