Re: [board-discuss] Mailing List Moderation

I'd like to also add my voice to Simon in requesting some form of
moderation on this list. The conversations here have become very
hostile, and not what I expect from a professional environment.

Regards,

Jeremy.

On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 5:28 AM Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com> wrote:
> Dear Board,
>
> I'm writing to ask you to implement some form of moderation on this mailing list.
>
> In the last week or so, we have seen participants abusing a [VOTE] thread and then a director 
> further abusing it to chide the Board Chair for attempting to stop the abuse. We have seen 
> over-frequent posting. We have seen content-free hostility expressed to long-established 
> contributors. We've seen posts making no attempt to find positive content earlier in the 
> conversation to amplify. While there have been one or two positive examples, this list has become 
> a case study in a hostile online environment.
>
> Specifically I would ask the Board chair and vice-chair to act to remedy this situation so that 
> this list becomes a safe place to contribute, and one where it is safe to make imperfect 
> contributions that can be collaboratively evolved open-source-style towards better contributions.
>
> Many thanks!
>
> Simon
> --
> Simon Phipps,  Trustee, The Document Foundation

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