<div dir="ltr"><div>Mario - Perhaps the daily digest can help with volume management?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Martin,<br></div><div>Like I said, it's not about your intent (and I do not attribute ill intent by you) but rather the *effect* of such framing, which as Michal pointed out, is to push those who view the situation differently away from the space. <br></div><div>I can certainly *recall* instances of recent communications on this listserv that I thought were uncalled for (whether you would characterize them as abusive is an open question) but how would I answer your question and describe them without identifying (and by implication, calling out) the person(s) who made them?</div><div>And while toxicity cannot be completely prevented, that is a world of difference from not trying, and the talk list's default is to not try (except for the occasional plea for civility). Unlike other listservs I've been on (including ones dedicated to open source!) as far as I know no one has ever been suspended from the listserv or placed on moderated status.</div><div>I challenge the assumption that in order for a platform to be "open" it must also be completely unmoderated and tolerant of toxicity. If that is the case, then "openness" would be a detriment rather than a virtue.</div><div>-Kathleen<br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Aug 18, 2020 at 4:09 PM Martin Koppenhoefer <<a href="mailto:dieterdreist@gmail.com">dieterdreist@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
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> On 18. Aug 2020, at 20:45, Kathleen Lu <<a href="mailto:kathleen.lu@mapbox.com" target="_blank">kathleen.lu@mapbox.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Martin, don't you think it would only increase the toxicity on this list for people to start calling out by name other people that they think are toxic or abusive? And if people already don't feel safe on this list, why in the world would they feel safe publicly calling out others' behaviors? I am not saying this is your intent, but your challenge could serve as a self-fulfilling prophecy: Tell people that they will not be believed, and they will be unlikely to speak up, and then you'll have your "proof" that there is no toxicity.<br>
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I didn’t mean to make you call out other people publicly, instead I rather thought you would not find a single case in recent times, but just in case there was something I would not remember I put the 2 in there.<br>
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To be honest, I have been personally attacked some years ago (against me as a person), once, and I can understand it can be hurtful, I did not want to make a call to tolerate such behavior, but realistically it cannot be completely prevented in open channels, and it does not happen frequently, indeed I have the impression it happens more seldom than 10 years ago, which could be read as an encouraging sign of a maturing environment.<br>
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Cheers Martin </blockquote></div>