Re:Ruby removed “Participants will be tolerant of opposing v...
by mlang23 on Friday October 01, 2021 @10:54AM
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Its like fighting a windmill. The CoC was just established. And attendees were encouraged to bring their children. I guess the organizers didnt realize what can of worms they just opened, or they were not willing to reflect. I agree with your point of view, but I cant say that it would fit the reality I see and saw. In fact, what happened was exactly the reason why I am against CoCs: I was effectively silenced because I was afraid of the backlash I would get if I opened spoke out about children in the conference room. This is psychological terrorism, and I am not having it.
All conferences I've been to are good about offering suggestions for near-by childcare or even on-site child care for all parents. If that wasn't offered, that's more evidence the conference wasn't run well. It's not appropriate to have a 1 year old babbling over a speaker giving a presentation and the organizers should have quietly spoke to the person caring for the child and removed them from the situation.
I don't think that has anything to do with CoCs.