Re: [arch-d] Updates on IAB mailing lists

[Christopher Wood <[e-mail]>]

On Mon, Apr 20, 2020, at 9:08 AM, Tommy Pauly wrote:
> Hello architecture-discuss,
> 
> We’d like to share a few updates about IAB mailing lists, and solicit 
> the community’s feedback on some new text.
> 
> First, Tommy Pauly will be joining Stephen Farrell on the (existing, 
> but rarely employed) sergeants-at-arms team to help moderate the list.

Thank you both for your service!

> Second, we’d like to clarify the sergeants-at-arms roles for the lists. 
> The current description on https://www.iab.org/iab-mailing-lists/ does 
> mention that the lists use a sergeant-at-arms model for moderation, but 
> does not describe what this role entails. It also does not specify if 
> this role applies to all of the lists on the page, such as program 
> lists.
> 
> We’re proposing adding the following text to 
> https://www.iab.org/iab-mailing-lists/, largely based on the IETF list 
> SAA. We’d love to hear feedback on this approach!
> 
> ====
> 
> IAB mailing lists have sergeants-at-arms, whose role is ensure there 

nit: "whose role is ensure"

> are no inappropriate postings. Inappropriate postings consist of: spam 
> and bulk e-mail; announcements of conferences or activities that are 
> not sponsored or endorsed by the Internet Society, the IETF, or the 
> IAB; unprofessional commentary, regardless of subject; and discussion 
> of subjects unrelated to IAB policy, programs, activities, or technical 
> concerns.
> 
> The sergeants-at-arms are empowered to restrict posting by a person or 
> of a thread when the content is inappropriate and represents a pattern 
> of abuse. Complaints regarding a decision should be referred to the IAB 
> chair.
> 
> The current sergeants-at-arms for “[e-mail] 
> <mailto:[e-mail]>” are Stephen Farrell and Tommy 
> Pauly. For program-specific lists, the program chairs act as 
> moderators. The "[e-mail]” list is moderated by the 
> Temporary RFC Series Project Manager.
> 
> ====

This seems like a fine addition to me.

> Third, we have many lists that are enumerated on the website that are 
> for closed programs or past workshops. We checked the activity on these 
> lists, and we believe that we can close the following lists. Any 
> further discussion on these topics is welcome on architecture-discuss.
> 
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> 
> The remaining lists will be:
> 
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]
> - [e-mail]

And this seems like a sensible way to consolidate ongoing discussions. 

Thanks for clearing and cleaning things up!

Best,
Chris