From 8904b0bc21a4b69739056b3ef67c97424f86e791 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrick Spek Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:43:52 +0200 Subject: Run aspell -c on SoC Controversy post --- _posts/2019-08-10-the-soc-controversy.html | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to '_posts') diff --git a/_posts/2019-08-10-the-soc-controversy.html b/_posts/2019-08-10-the-soc-controversy.html index b7b9dfd..2e6b82a 100644 --- a/_posts/2019-08-10-the-soc-controversy.html +++ b/_posts/2019-08-10-the-soc-controversy.html @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ or "Standards of Conduct", for PerlCon 2019. {% 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 -behaviour towards him has made him decide to no longer involve himself in +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. @@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ 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 -deadnaming someone. Until that event, I wasn't even aware of the term, but +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 %} @@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ from all sides pitching in with their opinion. {% 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 behaviour. I don't think we +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 -- cgit v1.1