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Purpose of a code of conduct
A code of conduct doesn't exist as a way to *tell* trolls to stop. A code of conduct exists in order to have an objective standard with which we can, in good conscience, *force* trolls to stop by banning them from lists. I'm not talking about the random person who posts stuff like "why haven't we released yet" once; I'm talking about the people who continually and knowingly troll a list with the intent of disrupting useful conversation; we have a fair handful of those on the lists.
A code of conduct doesn't exist as a way to *tell* trolls to stop. A code of conduct exists in order to have an objective standard with which we can, in good conscience, *force* trolls to stop by banning them from lists. I'm not talking about the random person who posts stuff like "why haven't we released yet" once; I'm talking about the people who continually and knowingly troll a list with the intent of disrupting useful conversation; we have a fair handful of those on the lists.
