Hey all, There actually already is a moderation suggestion for the case of off-topic messages here https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/EDI/Draft+moderation+guidelines
"The comment would be more appropriate on the list <list>. Please send it there instead." But I feel like it may not fully cover this concern. Craig or Shane, Do you have a suggestion for how to describe the case you are referring to, and how to respond to it in the form of a concrete moderator guideline? Thanks, Myrle On Sat, Jul 20, 2019 at 11:49 PM Shane Curcuru <[email protected]> wrote: > Craig Russell wrote on 2019-7-20 4:47PM EDT: > > Hi, > > > > I think that one of the guidelines for moderation of a working list (as > opposed to a general list) should be: > > > > Does this message help serve the function of the group it is directed to? > > > > There is a lot of discussion around whether a post is offensive, ad > hominem, triggering, etc. and these clearly should be rejected either via > social or technical means. > > > > But do we have consensus that for a working group (like this one at D&I) > we should insist that messages have to be helpful to the group in > fulfilling its mission? > > +1 to all above. Yes, some of the calls here may be perceived as > subjective; as long as the moderators are also active participants in > the work and are on the relevant committee/PMC, then we should trust > them in general to make the right call. > > For random email senders, this makes sense: we're happy for each project > (or committee) to set some of their own guidelines in a broad sense for > how they work together. > > For ASF Members, while there is a long established de facto ability to > have read access to mailing lists, that does not translate to any > particular merit in terms of committing or working in any particular PMC > or committee. So if a specific PMC or committee discusses and works on > documented moderation guidelines, I believe they should be able to apply > them to Members and non-Members alike. > > In terms of escalations (i.e. when a poster disagrees with the > moderation itself, and to ensure the board or relevant officer are aware > of possibly problematic moderation rejections) we alredy have a policy: > > https://www.apache.org/board/escalation > > > Sorry if this isn't totally relevant. > > No, perfect timing and well framed. > > -- > > - Shane > Director & Member > The Apache Software Foundation >
