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> Code of Conducts give a single canonical state for what's considered acceptable

Except... they don't.

They say things like (quoting from the NumFOCUS CoC):

> We will not accept harassment or other exclusionary behaviors, such as:

> ...

> Other unethical or unprofessional conduct

That leaves things wide open -- whatever the committee decides is "unprofessional" is hereby banned. How am I supposed to guess their mind?



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