Vorcin84

What I meant is, who do you give a vote, and what do they get to vote on?

If I were a developer, I wouldn't want to work on things that the vocal/voting people want to use. I want to work on the topics that I like. Even if the participants voted on something, it is not binding to anybody.

It sounds vaguely interesting what existing knowledge there is on people working for free for a common cause out of their own volition, and where democracy comes into play.

"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch"

Actually, the Code of Conduct is intended to be all-encompassing:

  Where does it apply?

  The Code of Conduct applies generally. If you
  participate in or contribute to the Go ecosystem
  in any way, you should
  observe the Code of Conduct.

So, golang is a way of life, according to this CoC.

The rules lawyer in me sees these two points, which can be employed to immediately shut up anybody for fear of expulsion:

   * Harassment (either in public or private; if someone asks you to stop
     speaking to/at them, you must stop immediately)
   * If someone takes issue with something you said or did, resist the urge to
     be defensive. Just stop doing what it was they complained about and
     apologize.

As soon as anybody talks to you, just tell them you "take issue with it" and they have to shut up or be shunned.

Also, this is is clearly US-centric, with its puritan-christian view of sexuality as destructive:

    This section states the values to which Go enthusiasts (“Gophers”) should
    aspire, and the kinds of behaviors that are not acceptable in our community.

...

   * Romantic or sexual commentary, remarks, or questions.