Questions tagged [code-of-conduct]
Discussions of the Code of Conduct (CoC), the replacement/revision of the Be Nice policy.
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Does the removal of guidance on avoiding sarcasm from the Code of Conduct mean sarcasm is now acceptable?
I noticed that the current Code of Conduct on Stack Exchange no longer includes the previous advice to "Avoid sarcasm and be careful with jokes – tone is hard to decipher online." This was ...
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Subheadings in the Code of Conduct should be HTML headings
In the Code of Conduct, the main headings are proper HTML headings: "Code of Conduct" is a <h1>, and "Our expectations for users" is a <h2>, along with other headings ...
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"Learn more in our Code of Conduct" link doesn't link to the Code of Conduct
When you flag a comment, you get a popup that looks like this: The phrasing Learn more in our Code of Conduct suggests if I click the phrase "Code of Conduct", I will be taken to the Code ...
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What sort of comments would get me suspended? [duplicate]
What if I don't say anything bad to people and don't violate rules on purpose but make a comment somewhere on SE literally "I do not care about the rules". Will I be suspended just for ...
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Is advocating for ethnic cleansing in a username a violation of the CoC?
Recently, a user commented on one of my answers under a username that seems to advocate for ethnic cleansing. Viewing their profile makes it clear that this is exactly what they intend. I flagged the ...
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Are Mods on all sites aware of and able to handle the mass defacing/deletion attempts by users unhappy with the OpenAI announcement?
Phrasing it in the form of a question, since I really don't know the answer, but there's a pretty big issue going on right now with users (at least 20 so far that I've seen) defacing and/or deleting ...
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dark-mode Code of Conduct page footer is light on sites with dark-mode support
Sites with dark mode usually have a black footer with light text, but in the Code of Conduct pages, the footer is light background color with light text. Sample screenshot from Stack Overflow Code of ...
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Is implying moderator misconduct a violation of code of conduct? [duplicate]
While I believe the original revision of the question below provides sufficient details to distinguish itself from the duplicates, I'd like to tldr it: What recourse do I have if I believe a ...
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Is the term "Indian spammer" offensive?
I recently encountered a post here on Meta Stack Exchange that was worded very similarly to a poorly-received post by a now-suspended user. I flagged the post as relating to a likely sock-puppet of ...
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When discussing in chat about an alleged CoC violation, is it ok to link to the post containing the alleged CoC violation? If not, how to discuss it?
When discussing in the chat about an alleged CoC violation, is it ok to link to the post containing the alleged CoC violation? If not, how to publicly discuss the alleged CoC violation? Motivation of ...
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Clarification - Code of Conduct - Sensitive content and questions
The section "Sensitive content and imagery policy" of the Code of Conduct available on this page states that the network does not allow some types of content or imagery including Sexually ...
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Does the Code of Conduct prohibit content justifying war crimes?
In war it is generally not acceptable to intentionally target civilians. This is usually addressed by either customary international law or by actual international treaty law. Intentionally killing ...
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Is uncited LLM usage considered a CoC violation under the Inauthentic Usage policy?
In the new CoC, there's an Inauthentic Usage policy that prohibits "Plagiarizing or copying content from websites, books, or other online and offline tools without proper attribution in a manner ...
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Per-site inauthentic usage policy links to MSE for referencing standards (as opposed to per-site pages)
I've picked two sites here - Magento and Aviation as examples. Each site, linked from the per-site CoC, has an inauthentic usage policy. At the end of the policy, it has a link to referencing ...
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What is considered "unfriendly or unkind" (and not) under the new CoC?
As far as I know, every site still has a Comment Flag for "It's unfriendly or unkind". Under the previous Code of Conduct, "unfriendly or unkind" was defined, and the bar was ...