I think it would be ideal if people who act like a prick were just told
off repeatedly in public until they either adjust or leave on their own,
but I understand this may not always work out, and the desire to keep
the environment friendly is legitimate, especially at this time, because
of the work that several people put into promoting HPR at FOSDEM.
I really appreciate the janitors' efforts to accommodate mechatroniac,
so that we can all enjoy his contributions. It shows a strong commitment
to retaining every host, and it seems like it would have been much
easier for them to ask for support for a ban. If they're willing to
moderate him, so be it.
It's worth mentioning too that the message that started all this was
completely off topic for this mailing list, and might have made sense on
IRC or the matrix channel, where maybe it would even have been tolerated.
Thanks,
-dnt
On 2/18/23 09:03, Ken Fallon 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.com
https://hackerpublicradio.org/hosts/ken_fallon
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