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Re:Why Heavy Codes of Conduct Are Unnecessary for Open Sourc... by port11 on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @03:31AM (#45435268)
I'm the ‘enforcer’ of a fairly large board games meetup, and the CoC is very simple: there's 3 rules. Newcomers are especially likely to ignore some of these rules, so I notify them the first 2 times. 3rd strike and they're out.

What I like about the simplicity of our CoC is that anyone can read it in a few seconds, and we can point it out to people without seeming bureaucratic or annoying.

Happy to share with others. Complicated CoC documents I've seen at other groups don't seem to do anything besides giving the organisers a feeling of power/that they're doing something. Simplicity might be key here.

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Re:Why Heavy Codes of Conduct Are Unnecessary for Open Sourc... by mitchbob on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @12:51PM (#45439991)
Yes, please share. Can you post a link to your CoC?
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Re:Why Heavy Codes of Conduct Are Unnecessary for Open Sourc... by port11 on Friday October 03, 2025 @02:42PM (#45466284)
No need for a link, it's about board games and the rules are (paraphrasing):

1. If you can't make it, let the host know the day before or morning of the event.

2. If you're playing at a venue, try to buy food or drinks from the venue. Don't bring lots of stuff from the outside.

3. Be kind and respect other people. Don't damage their games or act mean towards other players.

We're not super strict, but people have been perma-banned for sexually suggestive remarks or being assholes. I think we've had 3 or 4 really bad cases total. Most people get temporarily kicked out for violating rule #1 a lot.

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