Moderation

[glennawatson]

Some people have found the recent discussions toxic.

Should there be a moderation policy or similar in terms of handling the public discussion areas?

Discussions recently seemed to have a lot of feedback that hasn't been public domain for a while, how do you balance the fairness factor with discussions going forward so people don't feel penalised for speaking their mind as well.

[mitchelsellers]

I believe that we need to have an open communication channel, and it seems that GitHub is going to be the location for this. However, I agree that some of the commentaries in the recent discussions have far exceeded the value of learning frustrations.

We are all bound by the .NET Foundation Code of Conduct as part of our project contributions, I think at a minimum those same rules should apply to the discussions in the policy. Which, in fact, is already stated anytime you post a reply. So enforcing those policies that already exist is most likely a smart place to start. Personal attacks, demanding people resign, etc go against the spirit of those rules for sure.

[abowen]

While I don’t agree that Claire should have resigned or that her resignation should have been called for; using the CoC to keep from holding power to account is the exact opposite of its purpose.

Except no one is intending that from what I read above.

It was more along the lines of "Instead of doing a knee jerk reaction, how about we let Claire or the board reply to these different issues we've raised?"

If after those replies, it didn't address the community concerns, then sure, I would feel more comfortable with people requesting her / the boards resignation

[JimBobSquarePants]

Hey @mossyblog this you?

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[glennawatson]

Worth noting there have been a few calls for resignations recently. Claire the one discussed above, mine and the boards.

[IanKemp]

The only toxicity I saw was from those implying that any criticism of Claire's actions and/or calls for her resignation is somehow unwarranted and/or only due to her being a woman. After she resigned, similar claims were made.

Yes, there is a misogyny problem in tech.
No, white knighting does not solve that problem; it makes it worse, because it's sexist in and of itself.

If you have evidence that Claire was mistreated due to her gender in any way, provide it. If you don't, stop making her into a martyr. She deserves better than to be judged for her actions, or excused for them, through the lens of gender. Based on the evidence I have, she is simply someone who made a mistake and took full responsibility for said mistake - were that our politicians could be so honest.

[abowen]

The only toxicity I saw was from those implying that any criticism of Claire's actions and/or calls for her resignation is somehow unwarranted and/or only due to her being a woman. After she resigned, similar claims were made.

I do not see any of this in the GitHub discussions

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Maybe I missed a new reply, I used the search terms "female", "woman", "sex", "gender"

No one above made reference to gender. Please don't add a strawman around white knighting to this discussion.