On Sunday, March 09, 2014 17:35:31 [email protected] wrote:
> I feel that my suggestion was side stepped completely.
> After receiving multiple verbal complaints, and a written formal complaint I
> feel this has become a problem. Your suggestion doesn't allow SYNHAK to
> really say anything other than "bad hacker, think about what you have
> done". I don't want to see it degrade to people calling the police instead
> of calmly resolving any issues within Synhak. The policy has nothing to do
> with adult alcohol consumption or behavior as that is subject to opinion
> and point of view. With this policy we can calmly and internally quell
Sorry, I re-read this and just about spat my tea on my laptop.
"Internally quell"?
Devin, SYNHAK is an organization that values communication and transparency.
This has never changed in the last two years.
If someone has a complaint about another participant in the community, the
solution is to get the two together and hash out their differences. If someone
had come and complained to me that another member was doing something they
didn't approve of, I would be sure to get the two together in a safe space and
mediate. Somehow that hasn't actually needed to happen 'till all this boiled
over. I think we should consider ourselves quite lucky.
I've received some pretty nasty e-mails from individuals regarding
misunderstandings about my financial reporting. So I talked with Chris and
he's tried to reach out and get some mediation going. I think that was maybe
2-3 weeks ago. From what I can tell they're still upset and not telling me or
Chris why that is. I say that because neither of us have heard back.
"Internally quell" really comes off like a non-statement. This drug policy
idea appears to be an attempt to wave some hands and hope the problem goes
away without actually connecting the people in question to resolve their
differences.
Can I start complaining to you about the disrespect I get from various people?
Is the solution to that an anti-harassment policy that just reiterates "Be
Excellent To Others" without actually addressing the underlying issue of
people thinking its OK to fill my day to day interactions with misery?
No, not really. Nothing would change.
I really want to get back to hacking. I'm tired of all this infighting and
hearing whispers that people don't like me all while they refuse to talk to me
about their issues even after directly asking them to do so.
Can you please try to resolve these tensions in a proven manner instead of
making big empty statements of "drugs are bad, mmmkay?" If you want, I'd be
more than happy to bring in some professional mediators. I'll even pay them if
thats what is needed.
For some perspective of where I'm coming from, I'll bring up this quote that
I've always looked back at regarding SYNHAK's governance and my ever vigilant
fight against more rules:
For we're excellent to each other here
We rarely ever block
We value tools over pre-emptive rules
And spurn the key and the lock.
— Danny O'Brien, 2010-11-09 general meeting notes, Noisebridge
> these situations. If this is a matter best suited for the police, then that
> should be the course of action the next time this situation arises.
>
> Regards
> Devin Wolfe
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