[OSM-talk] New moderation team & etiquette guidelines for talk@ & osmf-talk@ list

[Joseph Eisenberg]

Is this the correct link to the new etiquette guidelines?
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Etiquette

Main sections:

"Mailing Lists

Assume good faith
Stay on topic
No conspiracy theories
No grandstanding
If you've made your point already, you don't need to tell us all again
Nitpicking doesn't help you or anyone else
Learn to live with the reply-to setting. We're not changing it, no matter
what your opinion is and so on.
Don't publicly call people out. Many issues can be resolved by gently
contacting the other person.
Communicate with the same respect you would utilize in person.
Calmly adding to the discussion can help keep things tame on the mailing
list. (Moderate people who do not participate, makes extreme actions seem
the norm)

Process for Moderation

The moderators for the mailing lists will follow the guidelines below. For
each infraction an individual will be met with the following responses.
Which gradually become more direct up to the point where members may be
blocked.

Send polite mail to individual
Robust mail outlining what the issue is
Temporary block of 24 hours
2nd block for one week with mediation with blocked individual
3rd block, discussion between moderators about final block

If the community is generally unhappy with moderation they can contact the
board via the Communication Working Group to suggest a change in moderation

Moderator Guidelines

Moderators will adhere to the following guidelines when enacting the above
policy

Try to keep participants on topic but do not be too heavy handed
Calm down or block aggressive or abusive behaviour"


On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 11:41 AM Amanda McCann <
amanda.mccann at osmfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> Hello all,
>
> The OSMF Board has voted to change the moderators of this list to the new
mod team (mentioned earlier). Paperwork & technical beurocracy should be
done. In 8 months time (i.e. January 2023) the OSMF Board will have a vote
on whether to continue this trial, or to change it to something else. The
draft minutes of this Board meeting are here:
https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2022-05#Trial_of_change_to_moderation_of_the_talk@_&_osmf-talk@_lists_-_suggested_motion
>
> So, now we have a new mod team & a new etiquttee guidelines. While some
might want more specifics and details up front (I know I'm guilty of that),
one way OSM works is by trying something and seeing how it works. So let's
see how this new moderation system works. Please consult the (updated!)
Etiquttee Guidelines and if you see something on this list, at a pub meet,
or on twitter, report it as per standard mailman system (email
talk-owner at openstreetmap.org or osmf-talk-owner at openstreetmap.org). Let's
try this out, and see how it goes.
>
> If/when you see our new mods around on the list(s) say hi. Likewise, new
mods, feel free to expand on what I've written here.
>
> Happy OSMing.
>
> (P.S. this has been in the works for a while obv.)
>
> On Wed, 18 May 2022 11:46 +02:00, Amanda McCann <
amanda.mccann at osmfoundation.org> wrote:
> > Hello OSMers. Something that might interest subscribers of this list:
> >
> > On Tue, 17 May 2022 21:38 +02:00, Dorothea Kazazi
> > <dorothea at osmfoundation.org> wrote:
> >> You are welcome to join the next video-meeting of the OSMF board,
> >> which will take place on *Monday* 23 May, at 13:00 UTC.
> >> …
> >> The preliminary agenda is at
> >> https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Board/Minutes/2022-05
> >> …
> >> * Trial of change to moderation of the talk@ & osmf-talk@ lists
>
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