Since we are coming together on the basis of a common agreement that Free Software is good and being Free Software is important, when people defend or promote proprietary software like WhatsApp can create tension and repeated arguments can make people uncomfortable. So we should warn people from defending or promoting any proprietary software on our forums. If they don't stop this behavior after a warning is issued, tougher actions like a ban can be considered. Any such decision will need agreement from at least two moderators and no disagreement from any moderator.

At the same time we may have people who are new to Free Software joining from time to time. So we need a place for them to discuss on the merits of Free Software. So new people may question Free Software or defend proprietary software in Matrix/XMPP/IRC for two days and then continue the debate on codema.in/fsci for 7 days.

You can vote or suggest changes at https://codema.in/p/hBqdVtuG/amend-coc-to-prevent-people-from-defending-and-...