Civility notes (was "Traversable instances for (,,) a b")

[Ben Franksen]

Same here, couldn't say it better.

Am 07.04.2017 um 06:26 schrieb Theodore Lief Gannon:
> I'm also -1 to an explicit code of conduct. Sure, once in a while someone
> has to step in with Wheaton's Law or what I can't resist calling Simon
> Says; but all it takes is a gentle reminder. Nobody here is genuinely
> contemptuous toward anyone else. The barrier of entry is too high -- the
> trolls are happy enough on reddit. ;)
> 
> On Apr 6, 2017 6:17 AM, "Andreas Abel" <andreas.abel at ifi.lmu.de> wrote:
> 
> On 03.04.2017 10:42, Henning Thielemann wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 3 Apr 2017, Simon Peyton Jones via Libraries wrote:
>>
>> I’ve been talking to a couple of people about whether it would be
>>> useful to have an explicit Haskell Community Code of Conduct.  Many
>>> online communities have one (e.g. Rust), and it might be helpful for
>>> everyone to have a concrete baseline rather than an unwritten
>>> standard.  Any views on that?
>>>
>>
>> I think these Code of Conducts make things even worse because then some
>> people start to check every word against these codes. Instead I suggest
>> we make more use of humor. E.g. Carter Schonwald's comment about grumpy
>> people made me think about renaming my prelude-compat package to
>> grumpy-prelude. :-)
>>
> 
> I agree with Henning.  The discussion gets heated because people are
> passionate about Haskell; and the latter is a good thing.
> 
> I rather stomach some insults on a mailing list than having a formal code
> of conduct.  Severe violations of politeness can be pointed out without
> having such a formal code.  We can apply common sense.
> 
> 
> 
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