[governance] Re: a formal appeal request to the appeal team to reverse the recent ban on a Member

[McTim]

Ian (and all),

Our charter does not specify that "grounds" for an appeal need to be
listed AFAICS, but here is one::

There was no "ad hominem" attack in the email that caused the
complainant to complain.


Our charter says:

Posting Rules for the IGC

Messages to any IGC list must be in line with the mission of the IGC,
particularly its purpose to provide an open and effective forum for
civil society to share opinion, policy options and expertise on
Internet governance issues, and to provide a mechanism for
coordination of advocacy for agreed upon policies and to enhance the
utilization and influence of Civil Society (CS) and the IGC in
relevant policy processes of organizations or fora dealing with
Internet Governance issues.
Appropriate messages to an IGC list contribute to the objectives and
tasks of the IGC, particularly:

* To inform civil society and other progressive groups or actors on
significant developments impacting on Internet governance policies.
* To anticipate, identify and address emerging issues in the areas of
Internet governance and help shape issues and perspectives in a manner
that is informed by the stated vision of the IGC
* To develop common positions on issues relating to Internet
governance policies, and make outreach efforts both for informing and
for creating broad-based support among other CS groups and individuals
for such positions.

The messages must observe a minimum of decorum, including:
	refrain from personal attacks, insults or slander
	refrain from offensive or discriminating language
	refrain from threats , including threats of legal action, on list or off list
	refrain from excessive and repetitive posting

Inappropriate postings to the IGC list include
	Unsolicited bulk e-mail
	Discussion of subjects unrelated to the IGC mission and objectives
	Unprofessional or discourteous commentary, regardless of the general subject
	Sequences of messages by one or more participants that cause an IGC
list to become a hostile environment


The actions of the banned member did not breach any of the above, in
fact, IIRC, he was trying to
keep us on the IG track, and not to get us OT.

I hope that the 4 people who supported the call for an appeal earlier
today (and others) can support these grounds.


-- 
Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A
route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 6:47 AM, McTim <dogwallah at gmail.com> wrote:
> All,
>
> Our charter says:
>
> "Duties of the appeals team.
>
> Any time 4 individual members of the IGC co-sign a statement on the
> main IGC mailing list they can appeal any decision of the
> coordinators. When a decision is appealed, the appeals team will
> review any discussions that occurred and will request comments from
> the IGC membership. Based on the information they collect and
> discussion, they will decide on the merit of the appeal.
> Decisions by the appeals team are based on a majority vote of the
> appeal team, i.e., three (3) or ore votes, except in the case of
> coordinator recall which requires full consensus.
> The decision of the appeals team will be final on every decision reviewed."
>
> I hereby call on the appeals team to activate this process on the
> subject of the recent decision to remove SRS from the mailing list.
>
>
> --
> 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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