On 04/02/2022 11.39, Daniel Pocock wrote:
[..] I don't understand why the CoC is being subject to a standards process. It is a social phenomena. In many organizations this type of thing is part of the constitution or a very closely related document. In such cases no member can be censored unless they do something that is obviously over the threshold to justify an expulsion process. Such a process often involves evidence and a right of reply. The CoC undermines the rights of members in such a case and therefore it could be seen as a hack against the organization.
Every organization needs a process to develop policies that complement its bylaws. It is a long established process in the XSF that we develop policy documents through our XEP process, as outlined in XEP-0001. It provides a structured way to work on such policy documents, allowing for input from, and discussion between, members and non-members alike.
In no way does developing such policies this way diminish the rights of members. The Board may eventually decide to make a version of this document Active, after carefully issuing last-calls and processing feedback. As with any decision made by the Board, is simply part of the role of the Board to “manage the business and affairs of the Corporation”, on behalf of the membership. That is what they are elected to do. As always, the membership has the ultimate say and can formally disagree and reverse any action by the Board.
There is no hack. Kind regards, Ralph Meijer _______________________________________________ Standards mailing list Info: https://mail.jabber.org/mailman/listinfo/standards Unsubscribe: [email protected] _______________________________________________
