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I've been using Go for several months and love it.

"People shouldn't like things I dislike." --waaaah

Author almost tricked me into installing Ruby. Well played, sir.

That is already expected of people. Why do we need to take a pledge before going to hear some people talk about code?

Sorry for mis-attributing that comment.

I do not doubt the good intentions of the authors. They clearly spent a lot of time thinking it through, and came up with something they felt was the most inclusive, and opened it up for comment. None of that was required of them, yet they did it, and that is admirable.

Sure, it was just one paragraph (or 1 of 5 bullet points in the pledge). Let's look at another:

"That if I become aware of any behavior by others which is inconsistent with this pledge, I shall take immediate action to report such behavior to event organizers;"

Coupled with this in particular from the previous quote: "examples of minority groups include..."

40% of this pledge says: If an event-goer commits and/or witnesses a behavior that could be offensive to a minority group of some sort, thanks for your money but we'll be taking those badges back, unless this hourly event staff member thinks you're cool.

This is exactly the point I'm making. Their problem was that they spoke aloud in a manner that does not properly reflect the sensibilities of someone they weren't even addressing.

EDIT: Herein lies the rub, and some might say the whole purpose behind CoC's. As a cop might say, you might beat the charge, but you won't beat the ride. Even if you've been tried by event staff for wrongspeak and found innocent, your whole experience is ruined.

No, I'm not. If anything, you're splitting hairs.

Your assertion was "You will need to remain silent if you bully, harrass, intimidate, stalk, stereotype, or belittle." The guys in donglegate did none of those things, and yet they were in fact reported to staff. Over private words.

My point is that you never know what is going to offend someone. This CoC says that you agree to be removed from the premises if someone gets offended, provided they are of proper minority status, which in itself invalidates the whole idea that this is a non-political CoC.

They were reported to staff, who escorted them to a private area to shame them for saying something that someone found offensive.

You don't see that as having a chilling effect?

See Donglegate.

A reasonable person doesn't need to be told to be respectful.

"That I shall not talk or act in ways that could make minority groups feel bullied, harassed, intimidated, stalked, stereotyped, or belittled; examples of minority groups include women, people of color, lesbians, gays, and people who are disabled, bisexual, transsexual, asexual, intersex, transgender, and gender-variant;"

So as a member of the majority, I'm expressly the only person bound by these rules of behavior in this pledge. My allowed attendance would be contingent on remaining silent the entire time on premises.

Ricky and Bubbles are not going to like this.