Many projects have grappled with the problem of improving the quality of communications on their mailing lists, IRC servers, and so on. The latest effort in this area is “Mozilla Conductors,” an effort introduced by Mitchell Baker and to be headed up by Stormy Peters. “How do we improve our ability to disagree vehemently and simultaneously remain civil and productive? As in so many things, the answer is to empower people who are already doing some of this and to explicitly make this a valued contribution.“
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