Thanks Gris, it’s sad that you have to take these measures, but you have my full support.
Niall On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 01:56, Griselda Cuevas <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Diversity and Inclusion community, > > In the past few weeks we've had a series of interactions that have impacted > the perception of trust, welcomeness, worthiness and safety of our efforts > and spaces. These interactions have focused on scrutinizing processes and > working dynamics and have added no value to the initiatives this committee > wants to drive forward. > > There has been loud voices that have made conversations non-inclusive. > Their long debates with opposing opinions and without clear alternatives > have made it difficult for folks without the luxury of time or English as > their first language to contribute to the dialogue. > > There has also been unproductive discussions that cause volunteer energy to > be drifted from productive work towards politics, bureaucracy and > unnecessary polemic discussions. > > I recognize my responsibility to address this situation and to bring back > safety and stability to our community, so I decided to take two actions: > > In the short term, I decided that the emails from individuals who have > demonstrated a detrimental behavior in the list will be moderated. This > action has the purpose to keep conversations respectful, productive and > inclusive. > > In parallel, a team within the D&I committee will be working to draft and > establish rules of engagement for our community and committee, something > we'll call community compact and you'll see coming to the dev@ list soon. > We hope these rules of engagement will set the tone for our collaboration, > interactions and conversations. > > If you have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. > > Sincerely, > G >
