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Re:Announcing the GNU Kind Communication Guidelines by jt2190 on Monday October 22, 2018 @01:13PM (#18276414)
> Making diversity a goal is identity politics, which is a very different thing than correcting biases.

I don't understand this assertion. Is there a subtlety of terminology I'm missing here? Should I read "diversity" only as a goal to produce a group that is composed of x% from group A, y% from group B, etc., rather than the more generous reading that the goal is to ensure that members of various groups feel welcome to participate?

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Re:Announcing the GNU Kind Communication Guidelines by jki275 on Monday October 22, 2018 @01:47PM (#18276694)
What you state about percentages is exactly what has been pushed under the guise of diversity in many cases. Meritocracy has been specifically targeted by the more recent "code of conduct" silliness going around.
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Re:Announcing the GNU Kind Communication Guidelines by lawnchair_larry on Monday October 22, 2018 @03:37PM (#18277662)
Yes, you should read it that way, even though your latter description is what makes the most sense.
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