He gives off mixed signals here:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.freelists.org&#x2F;post&#x2F;nanomsg&#x2F;Adopting-a-CoC,11" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.freelists.org&#x2F;post&#x2F;nanomsg&#x2F;Adopting-a-CoC,11</a><p><i>Now, me </i>personally<i>, I couldn’t give a crap whether a project has a CoC or not.</i><p><i>Frankly, if someone acts irredeemably toxically in this project, I won’t feel like I need to have a CoC to justify taking corrective action — I’ll just take the action</i><p><i>So, I’m definitely </i><i>not</i> <i>going to “require” a CoC; if someone acts like an ass then they can expect me to take some kind of action.</i><p>But then comes out with:<p><i>I’m pretty disheartened by the intensely negative response this suggestion has drawn;</i><p>I&#x27;m at a loss as to why he didn&#x27;t just let the discussion roll for a bit without expressing his &quot;disheartened&quot; feelings and if the outcome from active members is &quot;we don&#x27;t think this is a good idea&quot; then let it go. He&#x27;s already stated that thus far the project has no known issues regarding conduct and that anyone being an asshat dickhead would be dealt with anyway.<p>Odd.