[diversity-talk] moderation committee

[Kate Chapman]

Hi Alex,

Maybe the issue is calling it a "committee" I do think the mailing lists
should have more than one person moderating. Hopefully they won't be
regularly needed, but for example if things heat up it can be slowed from
exploding with a good moderator. Though expecting one person to be around
all the time to do that is unrealistic. I also wouldn't expect the
committee to necessarily rule on moderation, but the idea of being able to
"check-in" with other moderators I think is a good one.

-Kate

On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 2:46 AM, Alex Barth <alex at mapbox.com> wrote:

> 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>
>> 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>
>> 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>
>> 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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