[governance] Google's Fight the ITU/WCIT website

[Carlos A. Afonso]

I would suggest in these delicate cases the coordinator be above all a 
moderator, not an executioner. Do we have an appeals team in place? If 
so, I think the coordinator should check with them first before posting 
menaces and "reprimands".

frt rgds

--c.a.

On 11/23/2012 01:33 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> The reprimand was to serve as a warning to those who posted and also to
> those who are  participating and is based on the nature of the derogatory
> comments/attacks that were made.
>
> There are participants on this list who have received numerous warnings in
> private from me on occasion and the matter was sorted/settled.
>
> The nature of the derogatory attack was too vulgar that it required a
> public remand so that a clear message is sent to the list on how to conduct
> oneself on the list.
>
> The matter being discussed has to relate to Internet Governance and I do
> not apologise for my stance.
>
> Kind Regards,
> Sala
>
> On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 3:34 PM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> *Sala,*
>> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 11:02 AM, Salanieta T. Tamanikaiwaimaro <
>> salanieta.tamanikaiwaimaro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear Suresh,
>>>
>>> Please refrain from using words like "Nazi" on this list.
>>>
>>
>>
>> I don't think that IGC coordinators get to proclaim that there are words
>> that are off-limits.
>>
>> One of the very first IG cases was about the online sale of Nazi
>> memorabilia on Yahoo!
>>
>> As a reminder, here are the rules we have agreed to:
>>
>> *Suspension of posting rights*
>>
>> Failure to abide by posting rules may result in suspension or removal from
>> the IGC list according to the following process:
>>
>>  The coordinators will first warn a subscriber privately of the problem
>>  If the problem persists the coordinators will notify the subscriber
>> publicly on the list of impending suspension from the list. Suspension will
>> include only posting rights.
>>  If the problem persists the subscriber's posting rights will be
>> suspended for one (1) month.
>>  Once the subscriber's posting rights are restored, any further problem
>> will result in another public warning.
>>  If the problem continues to persist after suspension and a second public
>> warning, the coordinators will be permitted to either suspend the posting
>> rights for three (3) months or to remove the subscriber from the list.
>>  Any decision for suspension can be appealed. Any decision to remove
>> someone from the list will call for an automatic appeal by the appeals team.
>> --
>> Cheers,
>>
>> McTim
>> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
>> indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
>>
>
>
>

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