Last Call: BCP 83 PR-Action for Timothy Mcsweeney

IETF Chair <chair@ietf.org> Sat, 08 June 2024 14:40 UTC

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Subject: Last Call: BCP 83 PR-Action for Timothy Mcsweeney
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The IESG has initiated a posting rights (PR) action that would restrict the posting rights of Timothy Mcsweeney per the procedures in BCP 83 (RFC 3683). Specifically, his posting privileges to the ietf@ietf.org discussion list would be suspended.

In the IESG's assessment, this individual’s recent post [1] was an egregious example of misogynistic harassment inconsistent with the IETF Guidelines for Conduct (RFC 7154), IETF Anti-Harassment Policy [2], and “abusive of the consensus-driven process” (per Section 2 of RFC 3683).

The IESG recognizes the role of a progressive disciplinary process, to include the escalatory moderation practices of the IETF Discussion list moderators per RFC 9245 and [3]. Additionally, the IESG appreciates the role of the Ombudsteam and the IETF Anti-Harassment Procedures (RFC 7776). However, the IESG feels that this particular response of a PR is warranted in this situation.

The IESG plans to make a decision and is soliciting final community comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the last-call@ietf.org mailing lists by 6 July 2024 [4]. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@ietf.org instead. If sending private feedback to the IESG, please indicate if you would be open to having your comments anonymized and shared in a summary.

Note: Comments should be limited to the criteria described in BCP 83 (Section 1 of RFC3683), notably on whether the individual in question has engaged in behavior that is "unprofessional commentary, regardless of the general subject" in a manner disruptive enough to warrant this action.

Roman Danyliw
IETF Chair, on behalf of the IESG
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[1] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf/NjNux65wUXXQaMmgENuwoopZPjI/
[2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/statement-iesg-ietf-anti-harassment-policy-20131103/
[3] https://github.com/ietf/Moderators/blob/main/sop.md
[4] PR actions require an IETF Last Call (IETF LC). The four-week duration of this IETF LC is consistent with that of an AD-sponsored document action.

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