[Advocacy Advisors] List behavior and moderation [was Re: Wikipedia Zero and net neutrality

Wed Aug 13 22:13:49 UTC 2014

I think I'm a moderator for this list (I volunteered back when nobody was
here). I do absolutely nothing, and if someone else wanted to take up the
torch I'd be glad have it transferred.

Adrian Raddatz

On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 3:42 PM, L.Gelauff <lgelauff at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Luis,
>
> Seems reasonable to me. I am a little sad though that we have to have this
> discussion in the first place though!
>
> Lodewijk
>
>
> 2014-08-13 20:50 GMT+02:00 Luis Villa <lvilla at wikimedia.org>:
>
>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 9:14 AM, Nathan <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> This might be a good point for the list moderator (someone from Legal?)
>>> to step in to help maintain a constructive atmosphere on this list. We can
>>> and should discuss, debate and disagree while maintaining a degree of
>>> collegiality.
>>
>>
>> Generally, I think list moderation is *extremely* important for keeping a
>> mailing list healthy. I described my best practices for behavior and
>> moderation in the draft OSI Code of Conduct for Mailing Lists:
>> http://opensource.org/codeofconduct/licensing
>>
>> However, I don't think that imposing such a policy in the middle of a hot
>> debate is a good idea. So I suggest we have a discussion about that once
>> this has run its natural course.
>>
>> In this specific case, I agree that the tone has become hostile and
>> unconstructive from some participants. I hope everyone will take a deep
>> breath, and if appropriate, apologize either to specific people who have
>> been attacked or to the list as a whole for creating an unproductive
>> environment.
>>
>> I also hope that, in keeping with the "disclose potential conflicts"
>> section of the OSI code linked above, some of the new list members will
>> introduce themselves and explain their interests and motives for joining
>> the group. Advocates from other groups are of course welcome here, but we
>> hope in the spirit of transparency you'll disclose your goals and
>> intentions for joining in our community.
>>
>> Thanks-
>> Luis
>>
>>
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