I have answered this survey, and I think it is a great idea to take into account users' opinion. BUT... https://twitter.com/OCamlPro/status/1317453194344136705

One of the questions sounds really, really weird. It is about what *we* identify as priorities for the actions of @OCamlPro Foundation.

The problem is, who is the *we* here? Assume that the OCaml community has diversity issues (I don't know that for a fact, just assume). Then, this we is quite likely to be the usual white dude.

And then, this white dude is more likely not to choose this item, because he would not see the diversity issues (assuming they exist).

And before you NotAllMen me, I know. But here, it is about quantifying. Thus, biases matter. I think it is fair to assume that one does not see/perceive the diversity issues when we are in the majority - or less.

Thus, this question sounds like: "hey, white dudes, do you really want us to care about women and people of colour and all that? No you don't? Wonderful, let's skip this issue".

I find this inappropriate. You can do better, OCaml.

And for a start, diversity issues is not up to users' opinion. It can be measured. And then you compare your measure with the references.

For women, for instance, it is quite easy, just compare to 50%. Maybe it's a little more tricky for ethnic groups in an international context, but hey, you able to play with monads, you should be able to do that. Or at least, try.

Fellow computer scientists, please stop considering diversity as an option. Most of CS *has* diversity issues, and they *have* to be taken seriously.

[And to my friends in the OCaml community, I know you are in the NotAllMen category. I hope you won't take offense of this thread]