On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 4:28 PM, John Griffith <john.griff...@solidfire.com>wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:26 PM, David Mortman <launch...@mortman.com>wrote: > >> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Anne Gentle <a...@openstack.org> wrote >> >>> I think more than one ombudsperson may be needed to assure coverage and >>> avoid anyone being reluctant to report, but I'm not familiar with how >>> ombuds work in general. I do know that I wouldn't ever report something to >>> a nameless phone number or generic email address, so I'd like there to be >>> some identity in place, whether it's "any staff member of the Foundation" >>> or "staff at the conference identified by a badge or shirt" or some sort of >>> spread-out reporting mechanism. Offering training, even just an hour for >>> role play, for those identified people would be helpful as well. >>> >> >> Agreed. There should be at least a small group, especially for events, >> so that one person doesn't get hammered but also so there's a committee to >> make judgement calls etc. Love the idea of some training too. >> > > Not to be politically incorrect, or to seem insensitive etc, but is it > possible that maybe we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here? A > comittee, training etc? > Hi John, I tried to find a quote of me saying "where there's no smoke let's not call fire", because that's how I've felt about the OpenStack community so far. :) Now I'll say strongly that the time has come to encourage inclusion. A policy will help and follows the lead of other communities like us. > > > Personally I think it's unfortunate that people can't just be respectful, > courteous and professional (aka excellent), and that the actions of some > dorks at a previous organizations events have lead to a a lot of time and > effort here regarding what we should do here. > > This isn't about other events, this is about OpenStack doing what is needed to attract the best diverse group we can. > Anyway, not criticizing and I by no means wan to appear as though I'm not > respectful of the ideas here, just noticing this seems like it could become > a bit of a beast in and of itself. > I agree - let's be mindful of overstretching. I just think it's time to get a policy in place. Thanks John -- that you can write your concerns and I can respond safely means we are approaching this with a healthy attitude. It's our policy, let's write it how we mean it. Thanks, Anne > >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack >> Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org >> Unsubscribe : >> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack >> >> >
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