I like your proposed text Andrew. St.Ack On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 2:27 PM, Andrew Purtell <[email protected]> wrote:
> It looks like the discussion is settling down and we have a consensus on > the course of action of a three month temporary ban from the project > mailing lists. If you feel that is not correct please say so, otherwise on > Monday the PMC will begin that process. > > Going forward I think we should have a documented policy. We've never > needed this before but now that has changed. Below is a strawman for your > kind consideration. I will file a JIRA with a site update proposal next > week if someone doesn't beat me to it. > > >>> > > We expect participants in discussions on the HBase project mailing lists, > IRC channels, and JIRA issues to abide by the Apache Software Foundation's > Code of Conduct (http://apache.org/foundation/policies/conduct.html). > > If you feel there had been a violation of this code, please point out your > concerns publicly in a friendly and matter of fact manner. > Nonverbal communication is prone to misinterpretation and misunderstanding. > Everyone has bad days and sometimes says things they regret later. Someone > else's communication style may clash with yours, but the difference can be > amicably resolved. After pointing out your concerns please be generous upon > receiving an apology. > > Should there be repeated instances of code of conduct violations, or if > there is an obvious and severe violation, the HBase PMC may become > involved. When this happens the PMC will openly discuss the matter, most > likely on the dev@hbase mailing list, and will consider taking the > following actions, in order, if there is a continuing problem with an > individual: > > 1. A friendly off-list warning; > > 2. A friendly public warning, if the communication at issue was on list, > otherwise another off-list warning; > > 3. A three month suspension from the public mailing lists and possible > operator action in the IRC channels. > > 4. A permanent ban from the public mailing lists, IRC channels, and project > JIRA. > > For flagrant violations requiring a firm response the PMC may opt to skip > early steps. No action will be taken before public discussion leading > to consensus or a successful majority vote. > > <<< > > > On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Sean Busbey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Due to an off list request, let me clarify my previous email. Apologies > if > > this is overly detailed, but I'm presuming folks on user@ don't often > deal > > with ASF mechanics. > > > > For those on user@hbase, Andrew asked on a sub-thread that mistakenly > went > > only to dev@hbase if those advocating for moderating Michael S's email > > would we would vote against a 3 month ban if Andrew called a vote. My > > response copied user@hbase back in and that's why you may have a gap in > > messages. > > > > In ASF terminology, votes are one of > > > > * <0 against or a veto depending on what kind of vote has been called, > > usually "-1" > > * 0 either neutral or too conflicted to state a for/against preference, > > usually has some concerns attached > > * >0 in favor, usually "+1" > > > > I precisely said "I would not vote -1" because I would not take a stance > > that might cause the vote to fail, but I would not vote in favor. I very > > likely would vote "-0 I think moderating his messages will suffice, but > > acknowledge the community does not want that." > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Sean Busbey <[email protected] > > <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > > I would not vote -1 on a 3 month ban. It doesn't look like we have > > > consensus around moderating messages. > > > > > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Andrew Purtell <[email protected] > > <javascript:;>> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> For those who are advocating moderation, would you be opposed if I > > propose > > >> a 3 month ban for a vote? If you are not opposed, then we should be > able > > >> to > > >> achieve consensus here without needing a vote to take place. > > >> > > >> > > > > -- > > Sean > > > > > -- > Best regards, > > - Andy > > Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. - Piet Hein > (via Tom White) >
