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RE: On harassment at IETF

"Adrian Farrel" <adrian@olddog.co.uk> Sat, 30 March 2019 20:52 UTC

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From: "Adrian Farrel" <adrian@olddog.co.uk>
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Subject: RE: On harassment at IETF
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Hey Ted,

Just to pick a bit of your thoughtful email...

> If people chose not to come forward, but are
> only willing to engage in unoffical conversations with people who
> might official roles, but who are unwilling to file a formal complaint
> because they feel unsafe in doing so --- that there might be
> consequences for the target of harassment making a formal report, or
> because they don't believe it will be taken seriously or will be
> addressed, and then they keep their mouths shut.

The current IETF anti-harassment procedures were crafted with this in mind.

It is a hard one to resolve, but the ombudsteam will both entertain
third-party reports, and will talk to the subject in complete confidence to
determine whether there is a way forward.

A careful browse of RFC 7776 may prove useful to all on this thread.

Ciao,
Adrian

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