Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-05-13 Thread Ian Jackson
Sam Hartman writes ("Re: The tone of discussion on this list"): > I'd like to draw what I think is an important distinction: Thanks for your intervention. I agree with your perspective. Ian.

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-05-13 Thread Sam Hartman
> "Ian" == Ian Jackson writes: Ian> Alexander Wirt writes ("Re: The tone of discussion on this Ian> list"): >> I did not wanted to say its antisemetic, I wanted to say that we >> don't want to see either antisemetic _or_ antiisrelism. In my >> experience most discussions

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-05-13 Thread Jonathan Carter
Hi On 2019/05/13 18:20, Ian Jackson wrote: > Alexander Wirt writes ("Re: The tone of discussion on this list"): >> I did not wanted to say its antisemetic, I wanted to say that we >> don't want to see either antisemetic _or_ antiisrelism. In my >> exper

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-05-13 Thread Ian Jackson
Alexander Wirt writes ("Re: The tone of discussion on this list"): > I did not wanted to say its antisemetic, I wanted to say that we > don't want to see either antisemetic _or_ antiisrelism. In my > experience most discussions starting with antiisrealiasm will end > with

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Steve Langasek
On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 08:57:27PM +0100, Alexander Wirt wrote: > Hi Steve, > > But as a fellow Debian Developer, I must object to the implication that > > this particular statement is antisemitic. It is not antisemitic to > > object to the policies of the Israeli government. It is not

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Geert Stappers
> > > ... > > > > From our policy: > > * The mailing lists exist to foster the development and use of Debian. > > Non-constructive or off-topic messages, along with other abuses, are not > > welcome. > > * Try not to flame; it is not polite. > > * Use common sense all the time. > > > > From

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Thu, 21 Mar 2019, Steve Langasek wrote: Hi Steve, > On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 07:47:42PM +0100, Alexander Wirt wrote: > > On Thu, 21 Mar 2019, Ghassan_Kanafani wrote: > > > > Can you provide the definitions of anti-semitism and "antirealism" that > > > you're using? > > > No, this is

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Steve Langasek
Hi Alexander, On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 07:47:42PM +0100, Alexander Wirt wrote: > On Thu, 21 Mar 2019, Ghassan_Kanafani wrote: > > Can you provide the definitions of anti-semitism and "antirealism" that > > you're using? > No, this is something that can't be pressed in a proper definition. But if

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Nasir El-Amin
On Thu, Mar 21, 2019 at 12:10 PM, Alexander Wirt wrote: > On Thu, 21 Mar 2019, Nasir El-Amin wrote: > >> So just to clarify your stance is that stating historically factual >> statements about human rights violations in a country where the project has >> decided to whole an event and where

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Alexander Wirt
On Thu, 21 Mar 2019, Nasir El-Amin wrote: > So just to clarify your stance is that stating historically factual > statements about human rights violations in a country where the project has > decided to whole an event and where people of specific faiths and ethnicity > will be excluded is off

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Ghassan_Kanafani
I appreciate the reply, but apologize but I'm still confused, and I think the lack of a definition is a cop-out and I find it ironic that someone who has the ability to moderate discussion cannot even define the rubric they are using to do so! > Israel has been murdering Muslims for >

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Nasir El-Amin
So just to clarify your stance is that stating historically factual statements about human rights violations in a country where the project has decided to whole an event and where people of specific faiths and ethnicity will be excluded is off limits? Because that’s what your quoted statement

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Ghassan_Kanafani
Hi Alex, Can you provide the definitions of anti-semitism and "antirealism" that you're using? Too often the excuse of anti-semitism is used as a smokescreen to avoid criticism of the Israeli government and their policies. (See the many thinkpieces written about Ilhan Omar in the USA) I have

Re: The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Nasir El-Amin
Why do we have a code of conduct if list maintainers are going to depart from it and make their own rules? You’ve have not assumed good faith and your not allowing open discussion. https://www.debian.org/code_of_conduct Bringing up concerns of Debian Project having an event in a place that

The tone of discussion on this list

2019-03-21 Thread Alexander Wirt
Hi, this is a warning and note from us listmasters. Please come back to a civilized discussion style. I don't want to see any antisemitism or antisrealism on that list. Either you have something substantial to add to the _debconf_ discussion or please don't take part in that discussion.