diff options
| author | Craig A. Berry <craigberry@mac.com> | 2015-08-06 06:32:44 -0500 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Ricardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org> | 2015-08-12 11:05:55 -0400 |
| commit | 8764ee632ebcddc73e4e8d0f1cf1a48ac82ec87c (patch) | |
| tree | 3f312d62c954f4ae076a6c31707890cfb2862257 | |
| parent | 9b669ea1e2997fbb78558e1fc0a7ecae3aa23af0 (diff) | |
| download | perl-8764ee632ebcddc73e4e8d0f1cf1a48ac82ec87c.tar.gz | |
Require civility; aspire to kindness.
Suggestion that we "aspire to kindness" from the ever-kind Tim Bunce.
Signed-off-by: Ricardo Signes <rjbs@cpan.org>
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlpolicy.pod | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlpolicy.pod b/pod/perlpolicy.pod index 0f05876733..44fb99fb0b 100644 --- a/pod/perlpolicy.pod +++ b/pod/perlpolicy.pod @@ -551,10 +551,14 @@ Civility is simple: stick to the facts while avoiding demeaning remarks and sarcasm. It is not enough to be factual. You must also be civil. Responding in kind to incivility is not acceptable. +While civility is required, kindness is encouraged; if you have any doubt about +whether you are being civil, simply ask yourself, "Am I being kind?" and aspire +to that. + If the list moderators tell you that you are not being civil, carefully -consider how your words have appeared before responding in any way. You may -protest, but repeated protest in the face of a repeatedly reaffirmed decision -is not acceptable. +consider how your words have appeared before responding in any way. Were they +kind? You may protest, but repeated protest in the face of a repeatedly +reaffirmed decision is not acceptable. Unacceptable behavior will result in a public and clearly identified warning. Repeated unacceptable behavior will result in removal from the mailing list and |