[OpenID] [xri-comment] My Feedback for XRD Vrsion 1.0

[Brett McDowell]

I thought it would be timely to bring back this proposal which started *before* the latest round of unrest.  

BTW, after thinking more about this I would offer a friendly amendment to my earlier proposal.  Instead of setting a code-of-conduct or value-statement via all-member ballot, what if the Community Board Members simply "own" responsibility for keeping the mailing lists "productive".  That might help us avoid digressing into debates over terms like "polite", "civil", or "professional".  I suspect that if we have a set of elected leaders taking action to keep our lists "productive", everything will work out for the best.  And yes, I would support them having delegated authority on behalf of the community to take any action they deemed appropriate, including but not limited to suspension.  I would just expect them to make their decisions by consensus, especially suspension.

FWIW,

On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:59 AM, Brett McDowell wrote:

> On Nov 12, 2009, at 11:32 PM, Eran Hammer-Lahav wrote:
> 
>> Maybe the OpenID board should consider enforcing some basic rules of civility and professionalism on this list.
> 
> +1
> 
> On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:14 AM, SitG Admin wrote:
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>> As much as I value civility, I disapprove of the authoritarian approach to moderation. -1; community-enforced rules are more in keeping with UCI principles, too.
> 
> +1
> 
> Those views are not mutually exclusive.  The OIDF could approve a code-of-conduct or even just a simple "values statement" (which could be done via an all-member ballot, it doesn't have to be top-down from the Board).  It would serve as a tool for the community to use in its role as enforcer of those shared values.