Thanks, Raymond, this reads like a good proposal, but I'd like to suggest that the three people in question are only intended to discuss whether a CoC event has taken place or not and what the person has to say about this.
They should then write up a summary to present to the PSF Board which then decides. We have already had precedents for this and it worked well. No single moderator of a PSF resource should be allowed to impose a ban on anyone. I also don't think that what Wes has done is serious enough to be considered a CoC violation or that a ban was the right action to take. What I miss in the proposal is more emphasis on getting feedback from the person in question (I often see CoC rule sets miss out on this - even though it's one of the most basic human rights principles: the right to a fair trial) and trying to change behavior before CoC actions such as bans have to be triggered. In most cases, it's possible to find a way forward without any actions and that's what we should strive for as a community. Thanks, -- Marc-Andre Lemburg eGenix.com Professional Python Services directly from the Experts (#1, Mar 31 2017) >>> Python Projects, Coaching and Consulting ... http://www.egenix.com/ >>> Python Database Interfaces ... http://products.egenix.com/ >>> Plone/Zope Database Interfaces ... http://zope.egenix.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ ::: We implement business ideas - efficiently in both time and costs ::: eGenix.com Software, Skills and Services GmbH Pastor-Loeh-Str.48 D-40764 Langenfeld, Germany. CEO Dipl.-Math. Marc-Andre Lemburg Registered at Amtsgericht Duesseldorf: HRB 46611 http://www.egenix.com/company/contact/ http://www.malemburg.com/ On 02.04.2017 01:07, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > I would like to make a procedural proposal based on the ideas emerging from > the other python-committers discussion regarding the two month suspension of > Github project access for a developer who was posting non-productively. > > It seems that there is general agreement to differentiate commonplace list > moderation actions from CoC actions which are more of a nuclear option to be > reserved for egregious cases of harassment and abuse. > > Also, there is general agreement not to concentrate that power in the hands > of a single person and that we should have some principles and procedures in > place. > > I propose that when someone thinks there is a problem serious enough to > warrant a Code-of-Conduct action, that it get referred to a group of three > people to make the decision. Two of those three people should be long-term, > senior, and respected core devs who have good knowledge of the community > (Brett Cannon, Nick Coghlan, Antoine Pitrou, et al). The third person should > be someone who is also well-respected but more independent and who has more > experience in sociology and community management issues (Alex Gaynor or Carol > Willing come to mind). > > To prevent endless bickering and sharing of sensitive details, the group's > decision should be considered settled business which can only be overridden > either by an appeal to the PSF board or by the BDFL. When possible, the > affected person should be contacted and given an opportunity to defend > themselves. The decision shall be announced on python-committers with an > overall rationale but without personal details. > > The group shall consider the needs of the community first and foremost, and > secondarily shall prioritize being as respectful as possible to all parties, > and thirdly shall do whatever they can to mitigate the harm to the violator. > The actions shall be taken with an intent to protect the vibrancy of the > Python community rather than with an intent to punish, humiliate, or > discredit the affected person. When possible, some path to redemption or > forgiveness shall be offered. > > Respectfully submitted, > > > Raymond Hettinger > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > python-committers mailing list > python-committers@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers > Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/ > _______________________________________________ python-committers mailing list python-committers@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-committers Code of Conduct: https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
