Who determines whats "civilized and civil". Just delete mechatronics emails if you don't want to read them. Does show how Europa has succumb to non liberal thinking when people at Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting think moderation of speech is good and necessary. Brian-in-ohio Keep the tunes coming Paul!
On Thu, Feb 23, 2023 at 8:56 AM Paul Quirk <[email protected]> wrote: > Freedom of speech is one of the greatest freedoms of modern civilization, > but it is based upon the assumption that those who use it will be civilized > and civil. > > On Sat., Feb. 18, 2023, 10:04 a.m. Ken Fallon, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> There is the long standing policy on HPR about moderation >> <https://hackerpublicradio.org/stuff_you_need_to_know.php#not_moderated> >> saying "*We do not vet, edit, moderate or in any way censor any of the >> audio you submit**, we trust you to do that*". We were asked a few times >> at FOSDEM as to how we can get away without moderating. I pointed out the >> most important bit of that policy: namely the "*we trust you to do that"* >> part, and that the community understand this responsibility. >> >> If we imagine for a moment HPR been a great theater where each show has >> their own hall. In your hall you will not be moderated but we trust you not >> to say or do anything that will get us into trouble. If you are dealing >> with some topics of a delicate nature, you make sure that you take every >> reasonable step to ensure that people do not accidentally stumble on this. >> We do not want anyone to be in a situation where they are exposed to an >> unsavory experience. >> >> We go on to say "Please note that this only relates to the audio you >> upload. The rest of the meta-data (branding/summaries/tags/show >> notes/etc.), are managed by the HPR Community, and *may* be edited." To >> use our theater analogy from before, outside the hall the janitors ensure >> that the entire theater is kept welcoming to all. >> >> One of our contributors is having a difficult time with this >> responsibility, not only within their shows, but also in their show notes, >> in the comments, and now on the mailing list. I can understand that this >> may be difficult for them, but a lot of leniency has been given over the >> years. At a particular point you have to accept that even more help is >> required in showing what is the best way to interact with a community. >> >> Therefore I wish to propose that until trust can be reestablished, all >> submissions by Mechatroniac (aka anarch0re) to the mail list will be >> approved by the Janitors. We will take up contact with him in cases where >> the content may cause offense. We have had some success with this approach >> with him before. This will not apply to anyone else. >> >> All our actions will of course be overseen by the HPR Auditors who are >> volunteer community members outside the Janitor/Admin team. >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Ken Fallon >> (PA7KEN,G5KEN)https://kenfallon.comhttps://hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hpr mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Hpr mailing list > [email protected] > http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org >
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