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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Draft] Adopt Code of Conduct
From: ircmaxell@gmail.com (Anthony Ferrara)

All,

> I was not hesitant (or, let's maybe call it "intentionally procrastinatin=
g") to post on this topic because I felt unsafe on this list or in the gene=
ral realm of the PHP community; I simply was in no mood to deal with a mob =
of self-proclaimed-or-not "Social Justice Warriors" and their digital pitch=
forks on twitter or elsewhere - and they're already trying: https://twitter=
.com/drupliconissad/status/685489458934841344

Please, let's stop this rhetoric and propaganda. All of you.

Since day one supporters of a CoC have been attacked. We've been
called "SJW", "Fascists", "Feminists", and a whole more, and a whole
lot worse. Have you looked at Reddit? Have you looked at Twitter?
Hell, David just called us a "mob of self-proclaimed-or-not Social
Justice Warriors." Outsiders have joined that rally against "SJW" and
"Fascism" (and that's me being nice as to what they are saying).

Aside from Phil Sturgeon (who used unacceptably harsh language), the
people who support this have been exceedingly reasonable. We've been
trying to discuss logic. We've been trying to keep a level head and
talk compromise. We've been trying to come to a middle ground solution
that works for everyone. I've personally spent a lot of time talking
to people 1:1 constructively to try to figure out what the right
approach. We're reaching out to other projects to try to find a common
baseline. Not to pass something, but to pass the right thing. I've
said that in basically every reply to the entire discussion in every
thread I've been a part of.

Yet time and time again, we're attacked and accused. A perfect example
here is the obviously troll account cited here that looks like it has
a feminist agenda, and then call out for digital pitchforks.

This has got to stop. Please, be professionals. This thread is
currently 207 messages long. Out of that 207, the vast majority *FROM
EITHER SIDE* is either rhetoric, hyperbole or pure argument.

On a thread discussing a **DRAFT** proposal.

Please stop with the bullshit arguments about "power takeovers" or
"political crap" or "pitchforks" or the passive-aggressive comments.
Please stop with all of the distraction.

If you have something constructive to contribute that will help reach
a meaningful compromise, then by all means, let's discuss it. But
please keep the tone civil, and the attacks out of it.

But foremost, let's act like professionals.

Anthony