{"action":"created","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/138","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/138/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/138/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/138/events","html_url":"https://github.com/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/138","id":117611148,"number":138,"title":"Be more specific about problems with contributing","user":{"login":"spl","id":54900,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/54900?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl","html_url":"https://github.com/spl","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"closed","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":3,"created_at":"2015-11-18T15:28:42Z","updated_at":"2015-11-27T10:54:52Z","closed_at":"2015-11-18T20:46:17Z","body":"Consider the following text from the website:\r\n\r\n_Insensitive language, thoughtless use of pronouns, projects with sexualized or culturally inappropriate names, and **side effects of the pervasive cult of meritocracy** make contributing to open source a daunting prospect for many people._\r\n\r\nEach of the offered problems is quite specific, except for the one in bold. It is not clear what side effects are referred to here. Some people [interpret](http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=6918) this as an attack on meritocracy itself. I don't believe this is the case, but I do think there is too much ambiguity.\r\n\r\nThere are certainly multiple solutions to this ambiguity. I think a good solution would be to replace the bolded text with exactly what the problems the author had in mind. I'm guessing these problems are not unique to a meritocratic environment. So why not drop it since it can be seen as a distraction from your true cause?\r\n\r\nThis issue was inspired by [this conversation](https://plus.google.com/+FelipeLessa/posts/D5br2pP1c9w)."},"comment":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/comments/160113550","html_url":"https://github.com/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/138#issuecomment-160113550","issue_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/CoralineAda/contributor_covenant/issues/138","id":160113550,"user":{"login":"spl","id":54900,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/54900?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl","html_url":"https://github.com/spl","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/spl/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"created_at":"2015-11-27T10:54:52Z","updated_at":"2015-11-27T10:54:52Z","body":"The issues are clearer after bda51f6. Much appreciated."}}