Mike, all,
I wanted to send a quick note that Jordi and I have received several questions
about whether a posting rights suspension would be a right action in this
circumstance. Maybe, maybe not — Jordi and I can certainly review the situation
again next week. FWIW, I had communicated to Jordi at the beginning of this
thread that I believed BCP 54 was not being followed, and that if warnings
weren’t sufficient we should act. The discussion went on, and he may have had
also other or different concerns.
I did want to set the record straight on two things, however.
First, and perhaps most important, all discussion of role of families in
meeting site decisions, priorities, etc. is of course completely OK. The same
applies to pretty much everything else that we’ve been discussing. The
sergeant-of-arms, moderation, and posting rights suspension are NOT meant for
dealing with any this, irrespective of the fact that reasonable people might
disagree on these topics.
Second, I do believe that RFC 7154 / BCP 54 clearly requires us to be
respectful of other participants. It is simple not OK to make statements
disrespecting a subgroup of our participants.
FWIW, my read of the emails in question is that there was material falling in
both categories.
Jari
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