I don't get it

Posted Dec 2, 2010 2:28 UTC (Thu) by rgmoore (✭ supporter ✭, #75)
In reply to: I don't get it by dlang
Parent article: The dark side of open source conferences

I think it's important to keep the plainly illegal actions separate from the merely obnoxious ones in terms of how we respond to them, but not to the point that we treat them as completely separate issues. They aren't. Bad behavior is self reinforcing. You can bet the plainly illegal behavior is far more common at events where simple obnoxiousness is tolerated than at events where any level of sexism is considered unacceptable.

And the less egregious behavior is an area where the community can really do something. If you think somebody is setting a bad tone, don't just shrug it off because it doesn't affect you. Challenge them on it.