Thank you.<p>So, I read the their code of conduct, and nothing struck me as wrong (well, aside from that link back to the Contributor Covenant homepage, which is wrong, breathlessly hyperbolic, and politically charged).<p>Then I had a couple of realizations:<p>1. A sign on all public trash cans and dumpsters saying &quot;MOTHERS, DO NOT THROW AWAY YOUR BABIES. YOU WILL BE PROSECUTED&quot; would be correct, but it would be insulting because it implies the sign is necessary.<p>2. The existence of the code of conduct could be a dog-whistle. It could signal to the Caroline Adas of the world &quot;We&#x27;ll do whatever you want.&quot; Or even &quot;Pease, please, please leave us alone. We&#x27;ll do whatever you want&quot;. Both would be bad.