On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Stephen Michael Kellat wrote: > On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:58:25 -0400 > Scott Randby <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I was just received this message with no reply address: >> >> "The status of your membership in the team Ubuntu Ohio (ubuntu-us-ohio) >> was changed by Stephen Michael Kellat (skellat) from Approved to >> Deactivated." >> >> This is very unfriendly. How do you expect to build the group by kicking >> people out for no reason and not providing a way to respond? >> >> Scott Randby >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > Removals of members undertaken today were against a lookup done on Launchpad > for status relative to having signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. Apparently > this was a requirement for being part of the LoCo before I took over as > leader but was not enforced for some time. I apologize for the curtness of > the automatic message kicked out by Launchpad notifying that this had been > done. After over a month of stating that action would be taken to remove > those who have not signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct and after over a month > of urging members to clear up their signing status, action was regretfully > taken. > > To build a community we have to have a common core to rally around. We have > been lacking that for some time. Anyone who received a deactivation notice > today can rejoin the LoCo provided their Launchpad profile shows that they > have signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.
That involves forcing people to do something they may not want to do in order to achieve some kind of unnecessary uniformity. > I don't like doing things like this and take no pleasure in it. The > stagnating status quo had to change. After asking over six weeks, more > direct action was taken instead. Expulsions aren't going to magically make people want to be more active. In fact, that is guaranteed to cause the opposite effect. Best wishes, Mike _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
