[governance] Need to end the throwing of verbal stones (was Re: Final composition...)

[Suresh Ramasubramanian]

verbal stones versus conspiracy theories?

like this one. in an entirely different area of civil society that
campaigns against genetically modified crops, and shot itself in the foot
with this article :
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/322920/is-bill-gates-using-epicyte.html

Izumi AIZU [04/04/13 14:53 +0900]:
>Thanks Norbert,  big +1.
>
>Verbal stones are sometimes much larger than the one who throws.
>What is writer's own intention may not be same as the receiver's or others'.
>
>izumi
>
>
>2013/4/1 Mawaki Chango <kichango at gmail.com>
>
>> +1
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 9:50 AM, Norbert Bollow <nb at bollow.ch> wrote:
>>
>>> [with IGC coordinator hat on]
>>>
>>> David Allen <David_Allen_AB63 at post.harvard.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> > More generally - instead of verbal stones hurled back and forth,
>>> > useful discussion turns on finding common questions where there will
>>> > be civil discourse about differences.  As has been noted, that has
>>> > been in short supply.  Coordinators please note.
>>>
>>> Thanks, David, for posting this reminder. :-)
>>>
>>> I would add that it is very difficult if not impossible to have such
>>> a civil discourse in a climate of personal attacks. These really need
>>> to be stopped first.
>>>
>>> There have been quite a few postings recently that can not be
>>> reasonably understood as legitimately questioning viewpoints and
>>> practices, but which are clearly personal attacks.
>>>
>>> According to the Charter of this Caucus [1], personal attacks are not
>>> acceptable, and it is a responsibility of the coordinators to take
>>> action in reaction to such attacks being made, according to be a
>>> specified procedure. In view of also having other responsibilities,
>>> needing to coordinate between the coordinators who are in opposite time
>>> zones, feeling a need to exercise the utmost fairness possible, and the
>>> need to handle things in an "appeal-proof" matter, quick action in this
>>> regard is not always immediately possible.
>>> [1] http://igcaucus.org/charter
>>>
>>> But I can assure you and everyone that Sala and I are aware of our
>>> responsibility in this regard. It now looks likely that we will now
>>> unfortunately have to take, at least in some instances, the matter
>>> beyond the point of "formal private warnings". This shouldn't be done
>>> without coordination, or in a hurry though. So a bit of patience may
>>> be required in regard to the need for execution of the steps foreseen
>>> in the Charter for this kind of situation.
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>> Norbert
>>>
>>>
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>Institute for HyperNetwork Society, Oita,
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