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From: Alexander Berntsen <bernalex@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Mailing list moderation and community openness
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:44:48
Message-Id: 0818a5b0-cc1e-403f-6c08-1285999de30f@gentoo.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-dev] Mailing list moderation and community openness by Michael Palimaka
1 On 20/03/18 13:17, Michael Palimaka wrote:
2 > Could someone please explain how this doesn't directly contradict the
3 > core tenets of an open and inclusive community?
4 It's fairly simple to produce a justification of the decision. I can
5 think of several ways of doing so. One is through an appeal to some
6 notion of community health improvement from impeding toxic contributors.
7 In this strategy, the argument would be something pertaining to how
8 allowing these toxic posters free rein on the mailing list would
9 contradict the core tenet of an open and inclusive community. There are
10 several more ways to rationalise the decision.
11
12 But you won't buy into either of those purported vindications of this
13 decision. (I won't either.) So don't bother requesting them. Another
14 aimless (and thus endless) back and forth in Jackal language isn't
15 likely to achieve anything worthwhile beyond what the initial exchange
16 achieved.
17 --
18 Alexander
19 bernalex@g.o
20 https://secure.plaimi.net/~alexander

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Re: [gentoo-dev] Mailing list moderation and community openness William Hubbs <williamh@g.o>