The Montreal city council has adopted a bylaw that prohibits insults against police and municipal employees. The bylaw, which was passed on October 24, 2023, makes it an offense to publicly insult, threaten, or intimidate a police officer or municipal employee. The bylaw will be enforced by the municipal police service, and violators may face fines ranging from $500 to $5,000. The bylaw is intended to protect public servants from harassment and intimidation.

The author argues that GitHub wikis are an anti-pattern due to their lack of discoverability, making it difficult for users to find and contribute to them. They suggest that wikis are often abandoned and not properly linked to the associated repository, leading to a fragmented and inconsistent knowledge base. The author proposes alternative methods for documentation, such as using Markdown files or third-party documentation tools.