+1 On Wed, 10 Jul 2019 at 13:58, Niall Pemberton <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 > > >
