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Certain conferences have adapted a "Code of Conduct", all derived from the same text. e.g. http://jsconf.com/codeofconduct.html e.g. https://us.pycon.org/2013/about/code-of-conduct/

While I agree with the intent, I strongly object to the particularly wording, for the following reasons:

• The only thing it's concerned with is harassment, setting a very negative tone. It suggests that unless warned, monitored and policed, many conference attendees will intimidate, insult, grope and stalk each other. It presumes the worst and treats exceptions as the norm. This does not match the actual experience of attendees at events.