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Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf by sthatipamala on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @04:30PM (#11347951)
No, one member of such a group is also bound to conduct themselves relative to members of another such group.

One way that one could attend is to not say offensive things. Yes, anything could be offensive and you have no way of knowing a priori. But a reasonable person should be able to sort things out.

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Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf by protomyth on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @04:44PM (#11348069)
"But a reasonable person should be able to sort things out."

We have two articles on the front page condemning a two second soundbite at a keynote which was vetted by one of the most image conscious companies on the planet. I don't think your statement is true. If a code of conduct does not treat everyone as equals then it sets up a dynamic that will cause some group of people to shutdown and not participate.

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Re:Wrestling With Inclusion at LambdaConf by f0code on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @04:32PM (#11347976)
A reasonable person doesn't need to be told to be respectful.
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