[Sir_Substance]

Which is why I go out of my way to avoid projects that feel the need to wave their codes of conduct like flags.

No matter how egalitarian your code of conduct is, there's no substitute for not being a shitty person.

[galangalalgol]

Yes! It is similar to how no amount of software process can protect you from one bad team member. Also, somehow that bad team/forum member always ends up being the person to use those processes or codes of conduct to crush others.