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0 pointsshuntress3y ago0 comments

Pre-pending an arbitrary question with "respectfully" does not automatically make it more respectful. In this case, it seems to actually do the opposite.

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f154hfds3y ago

Apologies then, I'm trying to indicate that I'm curious about the reasoning behind this perspective and open to a good-faith discussion on it. Your decision to not engage with my question and instead criticize my articulation leads me to think this discussion won't happen.

threatofrain3y ago

The statement from GopherCon was about the alignment of values, and lostgame is expressing gratitude for moral support in a harsh social environment. Why do you frame your discussion in terms of safety when the thread is about the alignment of values and the support of people such as lostgame? Do you think your framing is a better one than what was provided in the thread so far?

Shall we talk more about conference security instead?

f154hfds3y ago

The statement gave two reasons I can see for moving the venue, both were related to recent law changes in Florida:

> Florida no longer represents the safe and family-friendly destination we envisioned when we first selected the location.

> we feel a strong moral and ethical obligation to ensure that the location of GopherCon aligns with the values of our community.

The latter justification leads me to ask: how do we ascertain what our community values are? Why do these particular values weigh more than others?

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f154hfds3y ago

threatofrain3y ago

Shall we talk more about conference security instead?

f154hfds3y ago

The statement gave two reasons I can see for moving the venue, both were related to recent law changes in Florida:

> Florida no longer represents the safe and family-friendly destination we envisioned when we first selected the location.

> we feel a strong moral and ethical obligation to ensure that the location of GopherCon aligns with the values of our community.

The latter justification leads me to ask: how do we ascertain what our community values are? Why do these particular values weigh more than others?

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