Well, I signed up for #chicom8 and am planning on attending all days.
A line in the code of conduct struck me as odd:
"If someone tells you no or asks you to leave them alone, you are expected to cease your interaction"
Of course, makes perfect sense. Followed by:
Because people may feel uncomfortable saying no or asking you to leave them alone, the absence of no is not sufficient to assume consent
?? How will I know? I should talk to no one, in case?
In all honesty I'm a borderline recluse anyways so I'll likely not talk to people out of habit. I'm also known for being good at reading people but I can't read minds.
That doesn't change that the impetus to know if someone else is silently offended lay with the speaker. That seems an impossible task. Am I expected to know the details of every religion and culture so as not to silently offend?