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No. The problem started after tweeting a photo of a bunch of men and accusing 2 of those men of unacceptable sexist behaviour, but without being clear which 2 men in particular.

The code of conduct was working well until the Internet pile-on after that tweeted photo.

Ada Initiative has its own problems, but PyCon seems to be one of the few "clean" parties in this whole snafu.

She complained about someone's behavior; PyCon staff talked to everyone involved for a few minutes in the hall; everyone went back to their seats and watched the rest of the presentation. No one was expelled or punished in any way whatsoever.

In what way is that some sort of "zero tolerance" punishment that "exacerbated" the situation? Isn't that pretty much what any conference on any subject would do anywhere in the world if they received a complaint about attendee behavior?