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-title: The SoC Controversy
-layout: post
-tags: Perl6 Conference CodeOfConduct Raku
-description: >
-  For a while now, there's been a controversy about Standards or Codes of
-  Conduct. This has also sprung up in the context of PerlCon. I'd like to
-  address the issue for myself.
----
-
-{% admonition_md Disclaimer %}
-Please keep in mind that the opinion shared in this blog post is mine and mine
-alone. I do not speak for any other members of the PerlCon organization team.
-Please do not address anyone but me for the positions held in this post.
-{% endadmonition_md %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-Those that know me are probably aware that I generally dislike to make
-political posts on my personal blog. I'd rather stick to technological
-arguments, as there's less problems to be found with regards to personal
-feelings and all that. However, as I'm growing older (and hopefully more
-mature), I find it harder to keep politics out of my life as I interact with
-online communities. This becomes especially true as I plan to assist with
-organizing [PerlCon
-2020](https://wiki.perlcon.eu/doku.php/proposals/2020/amsterdam).
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-PerlCon 2019 ended yesterday, and I had a lot of fun. I'd like to thank the
-organizer, Andrew Shitov, once more for doing an amazing job. Especially so, as
-he has been harassed for weeks, for trying to organize the conference. The
-reason behind the harassment was partly due to his decision to not have an SoC,
-or "Standards of Conduct", for PerlCon 2019.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-During his final announcements at the end of the conference, he noted that this
-is still happening, even in person at the conference itself. This toxic
-behavior towards him has made him decide to no longer involve himself in
-organizing a conference for the Perl community. I personally think this is a
-loss for everyone involved in the community, and one that was completely
-avoidable by having humane discussion instead of going for Twitter harassment.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-For what it's worth, I think Twitter is also the worst possible place on the
-Internet for any reasonable discussion, as it puts a very low limit on the
-amount of characters you are allowed to spend on a single post. This makes it
-downright impossible for any discussion, and seems to always lead to petty
-name-calling. This is one of the reasons why [I'm instead using a Pleroma
-instance](https://soc.fglt.nl/main/public) for my social media presence on the
-Internet. If anyone is on the Internet with the intent of having interesting
-discussion, I'd highly recommend to use some entrance into the Fediverse. The
-instance I'm using is open for sign-ups!
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-But I digress. The SoC controversy is what made me want to write this blog
-post. I wonder why this even is a controversy. Why do people think it is
-impossible to co-exist without some document describing explicitly what is and
-is not allowed? I would hope that we're all adults, and can respect one another
-as such.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-I wonder, was there any certain event at PerlCon 2019 that would've been
-avoided if there *was* a SoC provided? I certainly did not, at any point, feel
-that people were being harmful to one another, but maybe I'm just blind to it.
-If anyone has concrete examples of events that happened during PerlCon 2019
-that a SoC could've prevented, I would be genuinely interested in hearing about
-them. If I am to assist in organizing PerlCon 2020, and I want to be able to
-present a good argument on the SoC discussion, I'll need concrete examples of
-real problems that have occurred.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-Of course, I also consider the opposite of this discussion. Can the SoC be used
-to *cause* harm, in stead of deter it? For this, I actually have clear
-evidence, and the answer is a resounding **yes**. The harassment brought upon
-Andrew was originally caused by an event that transpired at The Perl Conference
-in Pittsburgh (2019). A video was removed, and a speaker harassed, for
-dead-naming someone. Until that event, I wasn't even aware of the term, but
-apparently it's grounds for removal of your presentation from the conference
-archives.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-A similar event happened with The Perl Conference in Glasgow (2018), where a
-talk was also removed from the archives for a supposedly offensive joke that
-was made. This also sparked a heavy discussion on IRC back then, with people
-from all sides pitching in with their opinion.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-From my perspective, the people shouting the loudest in these discussions
-aren't interested in making the world a better place where we can live in
-harmony, but to punish the offender for their behavior. I don't think we
-should strive towards punishment, but towards understanding, if anything. Just
-being angry, shouting at people (either in real life, or over the Internet)
-isn't going to solve any underlying problem. It is more likely to cause more
-issues in the long run, where people will just be more divided, and will want
-to get continuous revenge upon the other side.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-Additionally, I think that the existence of an SoC or likewise document is a
-sign towards outsiders that your community can't behave itself maturely. They
-need special rules laid out to them, after all. Like most rules, they are
-codified because issues have arisen in the past, and keep on arising. I don't
-think the Perl community is too immature to behave itself. I trust in the good
-faith of people, and to me it feels like a SoC does the exact opposite.
-{% endmarkdown %}
-
-{% markdown %}
-I hope this blog post does it's job to invite you kindly to share your opinions
-with me, either on [IRC, email or on the Fediverse]({{
-"#communication-channels" | prepend: site.baseurl | prepend: site.url }}). I'd
-gladly start a discussion on the positive and negative effects the SoC has, and the problems
-it solves and creates. I think a civil discussion is in order here, to best
-prepare us for PerlCon 2020.
-{% endmarkdown %}