A live-coding community's code of conduct names domain-specific failure modes beyond generic anti-harassment rules

CLiC’s Código de Convivencia goes beyond standard anti-harassment policies by naming specific failure modes relevant to technical communities: mansplaining toward cis and trans women, travas, and lesbians; discriminatory comments based on musical taste or software-tool preferences (a real tension in live-coding communities where tool tribalism is common); and sharing problematic content without a critical frame. Consent for filming/photography is required, acknowledging that documentation of live performances can be coercive. Enforcement is collective: those who break the rules are collectively invited to leave. These specifics make the code more actionable than a generic code of conduct and directly applicable to live-coding workshops and algoraves.

Examples

CLiC adapted its code from Activismo Feminista Digital (activismofeministadigital.org) and Partido Pirata Argentina (wiki.partidopirata.com.ar/convivenciappar). Both source documents are publicly available for further adaptation.

Assessment

Adapt the CLiC Código de Convivencia for a one-day live-coding workshop: identify which rules need modification for a temporary event setting, and add one rule specific to on-stage performance recording.