So, this isn't WordCamp related exactly... but I recently posted an ad on Craigslist for two hours of work weekly for a housecleaner. It was a perfectly legitimate ad and was about 2 sentences. "Looking for someone to clean our kitchen and bathroom 2 x a week, $15 an hour." Something like that. It got targeted for some unknown reason, and when I went to the community forum to ask what happened, I got ganged up on, and the things these 'moderators' said and did was inexcusable - they were like a pack of rabid mongrel dogs.

I've been attacked on line before about ten years ago, in a much more personal and even more horrific way by a 'friend' who got mad at me. What that person did was inexcusable too - it's bullying to an extreme level, as I didn't have any way to fight back or stand up for myself.

So, in person, I've been in your shoes too - I used to have a co-worker who'd come in and 'drop' things for me to pick up (I was young and didn't catch on right away). In my opinion, although a code of conduct would be nice (and not just for Word Camps) - and in an ideal world there would be one for everyone - I think that what this comes down to is selfish people who were raised poorly won't change because of it... It's up to us to create our own personal Code of Conduct and live by it as best as we are able.