Debugging conference anti-harassment policies [LWN.net]

Debugging conference anti-harassment policies

Posted Feb 5, 2011 6:11 UTC (Sat) by dlang (guest, #313)
In reply to: Debugging conference anti-harassment policies by rahvin
Parent article: Debugging conference anti-harassment policies

on the other hand, if you go too far in banning anything that could be considered offensive to anybody, will you have any attendees left? or will they all stay away because the environment is just too uncomfortable doe to the large number of rules that must be followed at all times, etc?

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Debugging conference anti-harassment policies

Posted Feb 5, 2011 6:32 UTC (Sat) by mjg59 (subscriber, #23239) [Link] (1 responses)

If somebody managed to conclusively demonstrate that rules along the lines of those being discussed resulted in more people refusing to attend than were attracted due to the tougher behavioural standards, I suspect people would listen to that argument.

Debugging conference anti-harassment policies

Posted Feb 7, 2011 17:17 UTC (Mon) by fuhchee (guest, #40059) [Link]

"If somebody managed to conclusively demonstrate ..."

Was such a standard of proof required to enact "rules along the lines ..." in the first place?