Re: Harassment, abuse, accountability. and IETF mailing lists

Keith Moore <moore@network-heretics.com> Sat, 11 June 2022 23:26 UTC

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Subject: Re: Harassment, abuse, accountability. and IETF mailing lists
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On 6/11/22 19:22, Joel Halpern wrote:

> Yes, we use "rude" in email.  Yes, the documents use "professional
>  or "unprofessional" to which you have objected.  So proposed better 
> wording.  Just saying "do not limit things that way" does not help us 
> get to a state that works better for the community.

I am not sure that the problem can be fixed by a simple wording 
change.   And there's been a strong negative reaction to the idea of 
fixing that problem at all.  I've formed a strong impression that some 
powerful people want to be able to enforce arbitrary restrictions.

Keith