[diversity-talk] moderation committee

[Alex Barth]

I know everyone is acting with the best of intentions here, but I dont
think a moderation comittee is a good idea and i'd love to see it
revisited. A moderator needs to be a single person with a good level of
trust in the community acting like a referee, his or her decision making
process should be as transparent as possible. I can already see how the
mere existence of a committee is going to create unhealthy suspicions -
justified or not.

On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, alyssa wright <alyssapwright at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd like to join as well! Silence is my slow read of inbox. :)
>
> Best,
> Alyssa.
>
>
> > On Dec 9, 2014, at 1:46 PM, Christina Boggs <cmboggs at hotmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > I'll join the committee. My hesitation is general nervousness :)
> >
> > Christina Boggs
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Dec 9, 2014, at 9:52 AM, Darrell Fuhriman <darrell at garnix.org
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>
> >> I’m disappointed we don’t seem to have had any take up on this, or at
> the very least a counter-proposal for a better way to do it.
> >>
> >> Whatever we do, I think relying on a single person is generally not a
> good idea.
> >>
> >> I’m curious why people might be hesitant to sign up. (Other than it
> being a generally thankless task, despite its importance.)
> >>
> >> Darrell
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Dec 3, 2014, at 03:21, Alan McConchie <alan.mcconchie at gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> I think there is more to be said over in the "recent unpleasantness"
> thread, and I don't want to derail that discussion. So I thought we could
> start a parallel thread to talk about one of Darrell's concrete proposals
> for moving forward: a "moderation committee".
> >>>
> >>> I don't know how complicated we want to make this. On the one hand,
> it's important to have moderators who have a mandate from the community and
> have the authority to act assertively when necessary, without the list
> second guessing them. On the other hand, how do we grant this authority
> without overcomplicating the situation with elections and whatnot? How do
> other mailing lists deal with this problem? Does anyone have any good
> examples to point to?
> >>>
> >>> I definitely think Darrell needs help making these difficult and
> thankless moderator decisions, and I hope we get enough volunteers to help
> him out. I hope we can establish this committee quickly so we have a chance
> to appeal or review Darrell's decision sooner rather than later. As things
> stand, there is enough dissent on the list that the current moderator's
> authority has been undermined.
> >>>
> >>> For the record, I support Darrell's decision, and I would have voted
> the same way if I had also been a moderator.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Alan
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