Re: RFC Series Editor Resignation

["Theodore Ts'o" <[e-mail]>]

FWIW, my own interpretation of Ben and Alissa's intervention (and I
speak as a former SAA) is that it sounded very much like what the
"geek feminism" web sites frequently refer to as "tone policing"[1]

[1] https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/12/tone-policing-and-privilege/

If it is in fact a violation of RFC 3005, it's borderline in the
extreme, at least in my opinion --- calling an idea, an action, or a
policy is NOT unprofessional, at least in my opinion.  And so it
appeared from my vantage point to have the goal (and being successful)
of shutting someone up, and getting them to stop contributing.

And if we are getting distracted in to a discussion of what is and
isn't unprofessional, it's a great way to stop people from discussing
whether or not a mistake was made (and mistakes will get made, even by
well-meaning groups of people --- some would say, *especially* when it
is **groups** of people), and if so, how to move improve the system,
in a blame-free manner, so that that we can have better outcomes in
the future.

The first step, though is to agree whether or not something bad has
happened.  And it seems abundantly clear that many people are
unwilling to admit that perhaps "mistakes were made", and that in
fact, perhaps we *should* improve.

Best regards,

					- Ted