[governance] On acceptable and unacceptable criticism

[Avri Doria]

On 28 May 2013, at 07:36, Riaz K Tayob wrote:

> Why does it go too far?


When a coordinator tells people that to criticize the coordinator is cause for discipline by the coordinator, it goes too far.
Even kings should be open to criticism, open public criticism, without fear of disciplinary criticism (though if course that is not always the case)
Let alone coordinators whose only power is in coordination.

It goes too far, because it assumes a power that is not granted in the charter.  
There is no clause that says disagreement or criticism of the coordinator is cause for discipline.
It is a new practice in the current regime, and it is a practice that needs to be fought each step of the way else it will start to seem like an accepted practice.  It is not a practice that I beleive should be acquiesced to.  We are not meant to have authority on this list  just coordination.

avri
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