Are membership renewals generally discussed publicly on the list? (was Re: Setting moderation bit for members who consistently hijack topics)

2013-01-10 Thread Bradley M. Kuhn
Is it standard procedure for credentials of Foundation members to be discussed on-list like this -- particularly for existing members in good standing? For example, I don't recall my own membership being discussed herein when I was renewed; it was done in private email with the Membership

Re: Are membership renewals generally discussed publicly on the list? (was Re: Setting moderation bit for members who consistently hijack topics)

2013-01-10 Thread Jeremy Allison
Yes. This seems to have gone beyond the realm of reasonableness and into a personal attack on another Foundation member. Please don't do this. I am only on this list due to the benefit of sitting on top of Google's pile of money, some of which we contribute to Gnome. I am too busy with my own

Re: Are membership renewals generally discussed publicly on the list? (was Re: Setting moderation bit for members who consistently hijack topics)

2013-01-10 Thread Alberto Ruiz
For what is worth, I don't support the idea of getting Richard out of the GNOME Foundation, nor the way that this idea is being discussed and nor the suggestion of moderating his posts by default. I disagree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it - François-Marie

Re: Are membership renewals generally discussed publicly on the list? (was Re: Setting moderation bit for members who consistently hijack topics)

2013-01-10 Thread Sriram Ramkrishna
Bradley, No, this is not standard procedure. This should have been a private matter and not something that should have been brought out in public. Regardless of who it is, this should have been communicated privately with the list owner. Stormy has done something similar in keeping things in

Re: Are membership renewals generally discussed publicly on the list? (was Re: Setting moderation bit for members who consistently hijack topics)

2013-01-10 Thread Vincent Untz
Hi, Le jeudi 10 janvier 2013, à 12:36 -0500, Bradley M. Kuhn a écrit : Is it standard procedure for credentials of Foundation members to be discussed on-list like this -- particularly for existing members in good standing? For example, I don't recall my own membership being discussed herein

Re: Are membership renewals generally discussed publicly on the list? (was Re: Setting moderation bit for members who consistently hijack topics)

2013-01-10 Thread Bastien Nocera
On Thu, 2013-01-10 at 12:36 -0500, Bradley M. Kuhn wrote: Is it standard procedure for credentials of Foundation members to be discussed on-list like this -- particularly for existing members in good standing? My question was a rhetorical one. ___