Any decision you take will affect users and colleagues, and we expect you to take those consequences into account when making decisions.
In response to this question. For those not familiar with the issue, here.
To be honest, the associated party’s vision of free speech is skewed. (In America at least), free speech merely shields you from reprisal and censorship from the government, as well as government agencies and organizations; free speech does not cover a) your employer firing you, b) an organization disowning you, c) a newspaper, magazine, or web site censoring or removing your work.
Therefore, I am constantly amazed when people both in and out of the Ubuntu community are surprised that their words have consequences, especially on Planet Ubuntu; Planet Ubuntu is basically a casual press release to the world, and should be treated as such — not in that every post must be directly related to Ubuntu (though I’d appreciate if it was more so some days), but that those that aren’t shouldn’t be offensive. Likely to start a friendly argument? Sure. Controversial? Sure. Repeated posts of an offensive or sexual nature? On your blog, that’s perfectly fine … but if you check off the tag that gets you syndicated on Planet Ubuntu, it’s expected that you act in a way that complies with the letter and spirit of the Code of Conduct.
Don’t be shocked and appalled when you’re asked to obey basic community standards. Likewise, if someone points out that your post is patently offensive, there are a number of different ways to respond.
The correct response:
- apologize?
- provide an explanation
- learn from your mistakes
The incorrect response:
- rant about your free speech rights
- Blaming the person who pointed it out for not being more open-minded
- Leaving all of your attachments to the community in a brash and indignant huff.
Don’t tell people to grow thicker skins. Don’t tell people they should ignore your posts if they’re offensive. We’re a community, we have community standards, and we expect you to follow them.
Update: Thanks for all the comments, but I’ve disabled further commenting to stop this from digressing any further. Let’s focus on more important things.
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