Except, apparently, if someone says "fart". For godsakes, that's about the mildest of language you could ask for. I could use far stronger about this whole farce.
If the "UCoC" means that people can't say "fart" because someone might get their feewings hurted, then I've very well been right to strongly oppose it. Todd On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 3:45 AM Asaf Bartov <asaf.bar...@gmail.com> wrote: > As you can see, Dan, your choice of imagery, appreciated and encouraged in > less buttoned-up journalism, is offensive to some subscribers here. Your > strong criticism of the Foundation, on the other hand, is perfectly > acceptable. > > As a professional wordsmith, I am confident you can continue to voice this > criticism while employing milder imagery, or indeed dispensing with > figurative language entirely. > > A. > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 12:31 PM Dan Szymborski <dszymbor...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I am absolutely flabbergasted that a generic reference of an organization > > to flatulence, something we see in rated-G television isn't considered > > "collegial" enough yet the actions that the WMF has taken over the last > 18 > > months, many of which were pushed by people on this list *are* considered > > collegial. > > > > If a joke that would be appropriate for a four-year-old leads to special > > moderation, what action ought be taken for someone on the list pushing > the > > failure of a collaborative process that WMF is foisting upon the > community? > > One of the people "doth protesting too much" about the reference is also > > someone banned from English Wikipedia for a whole litany of *actual* > things > > that took up countless hours of community time, including making legal > > threats based on finding offense in normal Wikipedia actions. > > > > I am a longtime, accredited journalist, possibly even slightly respected > in > > the field -- though there's always that risk of Dunning-Kruger -- who has > > written for a ton of outlets and there's not an editor in the world that > > I've worked with who would've asked me to change the *very* gentle > wording. > > If anything, I was too mild. *I'm* grossly offended by the WMF's actions > > over the last 18 months. *I'm* grossly offended by the perversion of a > free > > information movement being converted into a third-tier social media app. > > *I'm* grossly offended by board policies that empower the vested, the > > connected, the politically adept to judge the weak and the voiceless. > *I'm* > > grossly offended by the people here who cheerfully announce the board > > arbitrarily changing board terms or that the community has no actual say > in > > what the *community* (not the board) built. The Wiki movement is far > bigger > > than the WMF; which is a good thing because I can't imagine it being > > smaller than the board's self-dealing petty bourgeoisie affair. > > > > No, I didn't mean petit. > > > > Yet I don't call for anyone to be silenced because, well, disagreeing > > vigorously is what adults are able to do. > > > > It matters not if this message is censored by the list overlords. One of > > the few benefits of being a journalist is that combination of > > self-righteousness and having myriad ways to prevent an opinion from > being > > suppressed on dubious grounds. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dan > > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 2:55 AM Natacha Rault via Wikimedia-l < > > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > A code of conduct id something many of us have asked the WMF to write > for > > > many years. We are asking the WMF to take an active part in stopping > > > abusive behaviors in our community. > > > > > > On fr wiki, many admins say they are tired of conflicts and that they > did > > > not enroll to deal with them. A code of conduct could help then take > > action > > > because it offers a frame. > > > > > > This is COMPLETELY different with the branding process. > > > > > > We are one of the few projects in the open source world without a code > of > > > conduct. > > > > > > So thank you for this draft, thank you for opening up for discussions, > > and > > > I hope the language will remain respectful. > > > > > > I believe moderators should ban from this list the person who spoke > about > > > « wmf flatulence ». > > > > > > > > > I dont want to read that type of language among people who are > > supposedly > > > asked to write neutral enccyclopedias. > > > > > > It puts pressure and stress on those who would like to answer on this > > > thread, it sets an aggressive climate. > > > > > > Please could we all feel empowered to apply our founding principles > and > > > refuse any such language here and on meta in these discussions? > > > > > > Kind regards, > > > > > > Nattes à chat > > > > > > > > > Envoyé de mon iPhone > > > > > > > Le 10 sept. 2020 à 03:53, Gnangarra <gnanga...@gmail.com> a écrit : > > > > > > > > Yair > > > > > > > > I was in the room in 2017 when the first community consultation on > the > > > > strategy program took place. Affiliates were asked to send a person > > > > specifically for the strategy process, and WMF also invited some > other > > > > community members. There was absolutely no coercion, or control over > > what > > > > topics were raised during those discussions. The program was not run > by > > > the > > > > WMF and everyone was free to contribute any ideas they had, as the > > > program > > > > went on we chose which areas and topics we wanted to be the focus. > > Trust > > > > and safety, and user conduct were areas that were identified as > > necessary > > > > to the future development of the movement. This process has been open > > for > > > > ideas, comments, and suggestions. Yes the WMF has funded the process > > but > > > > every choice has been made by community members without any duress or > > > > reward as to where each step lead. > > > > > > > > As someone who actively runs projects for the last 10 years to bring > in > > > new > > > > contributors, I have concerns about the UCoC process in giving > > advantages > > > > to those who have been around longer but that is not something that > > will > > > be > > > > unique to this as its already an issue in all projects where the new > > > person > > > > is the one frequently dismissed as wrong when there is a clash > between > > > > them and someone who has been around long enough to be known. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 at 09:11, Yair Rand <yyairr...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> The UCoC is obviously a WMF-driven project. It was announced in June > > > 2019 > > > >> by a member of the WMF Trust and Safety team, was added to the > > strategy > > > >> process by the group of WMF appointees (or sometimes WMF > > > >> appointee-appointees) who made up the working group, had > > > >> pseudo-consultations about it started by WMF staff (with > > > wildly-misleading > > > >> reports written up afterward, again by the WMF), and the UCoC itself > > was > > > >> drafted by a mixed group of WMF staff and WMF appointees, through a > > > process > > > >> set by the WMF. > > > >> > > > >> The communities have repeatedly expressed unambiguous consensus > > against > > > >> having a WMF-imposed UCoC. The WMF has absolutely no business in > > setting > > > >> ordinary conduct policy, and they could have the ED and every board > > > member > > > >> and C-level declare the UCoC to be policy, and threaten every > > affiliate > > > >> into declaring it as policy, and the only impact would be > > demonstrating > > > how > > > >> far removed they are from Wikimedia. The communities are > > self-governing > > > and > > > >> will implement policy based on community decisions. > > > >> > > > >> That said, I disagree with Dan's calls for > > > nonparticipation/noncooperation > > > >> or for specifically withholding funds or support. If we end up in a > > > >> situation where the WMF tries to block, desysop, threaten, or sue > > > >> contributors, or to seize control over the projects, that would be > the > > > time > > > >> for all editors and affiliates and donors to level-headedly level > the > > > >> Foundation to its foundations. Until then, we should attempt to work > > > with > > > >> them, even when their behaviour leaves much to be desired. > > > >> > > > >> -- Yair Rand > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> בתאריך יום ד׳, 9 בספט׳ 2020 ב-16:03 מאת Jackie < > > > >> jackie.koer...@gmail.com>: > > > >> > > > >>> Hi Dan, > > > >>> > > > >>> I hear that you are upset by the suggestion and likely > implementation > > > of > > > >> a > > > >>> Universal Code of Conduct. I also hear that you feel like this is a > > > >>> WMF-driven project. I cannot change your opinion about the UCoC, > but > > I > > > >> can > > > >>> say your feelings about this being a WMF-driven project are untrue. > > It > > > >>> doesn't matter how strongly you feel this, it's actually many > groups > > of > > > >>> people working together. It was determined as a major need during > > > >>> discussions I had as part of the Community Health Working Group > and I > > > am > > > >>> glad to see this moving forward. > > > >>> > > > >>> I am glad you feel comfortable expressing yourself and your > feelings > > > >> about > > > >>> the UCoC. I also would like to say the way in which people express > > > >>> themselves and mask insults as "lively discussion" is a huge reason > > why > > > >> we > > > >>> need a UCoC. To that point, I agree with Isaac and would suggest > you > > > >> share > > > >>> in a (collegiate) conversation on the Meta talk page. I just cannot > > > take > > > >>> you seriously with the language you used in your email. I, however, > > > would > > > >>> love to take your comments seriously and have you engage in a > > > good-faith > > > >>> discussion about the UCoC. > > > >>> > > > >>> Our roles in the discussion should consider not only our needs as > > > >>> individuals but the needs of the broader communities. To dismiss > the > > > UCoC > > > >>> is failing to recognize privilege and power structures and their > > effect > > > >> on > > > >>> people in and outside of the Wikimedia community. > > > >>> > > > >>> Best, > > > >>> > > > >>> Jackie > > > >>> > > > >>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 1:42 PM Isaac Olatunde < > > > reachout2is...@gmail.com> > > > >>> wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>> Hello Dan, > > > >>>> > > > >>>> You are allowed to offer an opinion but I Honestly think that's > > better > > > >>> and > > > >>>> more useful on the Draft talk page. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> That being said, by "effective vote or representation in the > > > >>> proceedings", > > > >>>> you probably expected a different model where different language > > > >>>> Wikip(m)edia community would be represented or vote on weather to > > have > > > >> a > > > >>>> UCoC. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> The current model isn't bad. I do think we should review the > draft > > > and > > > >>> if > > > >>>> there are specific wording we disagree with, we can either suggest > > > >>>> improvement or removal altogether. I honestly think we need to > help > > > and > > > >>>> support the drafting committee at this stage. > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Regards > > > >>>> > > > >>>> Isaac > > > >>>> > > > >>>> On Tue, 8 Sep 2020, 19:25 Dan Szymborski, <dszymbor...@gmail.com> > > > >> wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>>> I'm also perfectly free to express to the IRS that I'd really > like > > to > > > >>>> get a > > > >>>>> $10 million check from them at tax time. The ability to offer an > > > >>> opinion > > > >>>> on > > > >>>>> proceedings with no effective vote or representation in the > > > >> proceedings > > > >>>> is > > > >>>>> about as good as a fart in the wind. I'd prefer the WMF keep its > > > >>>> flatulence > > > >>>>> to itself. > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 2:17 PM Isaac Olatunde < > > > >>> reachout2is...@gmail.com> > > > >>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>> On the contrary, I do not think this is an imposition by the > Board > > > >> or > > > >>>> WMF > > > >>>>>> as we are allowed to comment on the draft, and suggest > > improvement. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> I have been following the process closely and I do not see > > anything > > > >>>> that > > > >>>>>> looks like an "imposition" > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> The Universal Code of Conduct is not a substitute to the > existing > > > >>>> policy > > > >>>>> or > > > >>>>>> guidelines but a behavioural guidelines expected of users in any > > > >>>>> Wikimedia > > > >>>>>> project. > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Regards > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> Isaac > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>> On Tue, 8 Sep 2020, 16:11 Dan Szymborski, < > dszymbor...@gmail.com> > > > >>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> As this is being explicitly imposed by the board from above > > > >> without > > > >>>>>>> community approval, participating in any way is ethically > > > >> unsound. > > > >>>>> Doubly > > > >>>>>>> so without a board election preceding this as the WMF has > > > >>> arbitrarily > > > >>>>>>> denied communities the right, as manifested in the election of > > > >> the > > > >>>>>>> community seats, to voice their opinions of actions that WMF > has > > > >>>> taken > > > >>>>>> over > > > >>>>>>> the last 18 months. A collaborative process is a collaborative > > > >>>> process > > > >>>>>> when > > > >>>>>>> it's actually a collaborative process, not just when it's > called > > > >>> one. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> The best use of time at this point is to organize the > communities > > > >>> to > > > >>>>> use > > > >>>>>>> every means at its disposal to resist such an imposition. > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 4:18 PM Patrick Earley < > > > >>> pear...@wikimedia.org > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Hello, everyone. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> We are excited to share a draft of the Universal Code of > > > >> Conduct > > > >>>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct>, > > > >>> which > > > >>>>> the > > > >>>>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees called for earlier this > > > >>> year > > > >>>>>>>> < > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Board_noticeboard/May_2020_-_Board_of_Trustees_on_Healthy_Community_Culture,_Inclusivity,_and_Safe_Spaces > > > >>>>>>>>> , > > > >>>>>>>> for your review and feedback. The discussion will be open > until > > > >>>>> October > > > >>>>>>> 6, > > > >>>>>>>> 2020. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> The UCoC Drafting Committee > > > >>>>>>>> < > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>> > > > >>>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >> > > > > > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Drafting_committee > > > >>>>>>>>> wants > > > >>>>>>>> to learn which parts of the draft would present challenges for > > > >>> you > > > >>>> or > > > >>>>>>> your > > > >>>>>>>> work. What is missing from this draft? What do you like, and > > > >> what > > > >>>>> could > > > >>>>>>> be > > > >>>>>>>> improved? > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Many thanks to the Committee, and everyone who has helped with > > > >>>>>>> translations > > > >>>>>>>> so far. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> Please join the conversation > > > >>>>>>>> < > > > >>>>>> > > > >>> > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Draft_review > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> and share this email with others who may be interested to > join, > > > >>>> too. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> To learn more about the UCoC project, see the Universal Code > of > > > >>>>> Conduct > > > >>>>>>>> page > > > >>>>>>>> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct>, > > > >> and > > > >>>> the > > > >>>>>> FAQ > > > >>>>>>>> < > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/FAQ > > > >>> , > > > >>>> on > > > >>>>>>> Meta. > > > >>>>>>>> > > > >>>>>>>> [1] 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