On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 3:10 PM, James Keener <j...@jimkeener.com> wrote:
> I understand the concern, however, if you look at how attacks happen > >> it is frequently through other sites. Specifically under/poorly >> moderated sites. For specific examples, people who have issues with >> people on Quora will frequently go after them on Facebook and Twitter. >> >> these aren't a solution looking for a problem. If we just want to look >> at the clusterfuck that is happening in the reddis community right now >> we can see conversations spilling onto twitter and into ad hominem >> vitriol. >> > > You haven't established that this is both 1) the PG mailing list's problem > and that 2) this can't and won't be used to retaliate against those holding > unpopular viewpoints but aren't specifically harassing anyone. > > Now, you may say that (2) would be rejected by the committee, but I would > counter that it's still a stain on me and something that will forever > appear > along side my name in search results and that the amount of time and > stress it'd take me to defend myself would make my voluntarily leaving > the community, which would be seen as an admission of guilt, my only > option. > If you had read the policy, you would know that wouldn't happen as reports and details of reports are to be kept confidential. > > People are shitheads. People are assholes. We're not agreeing to join > some organization and sign an ethics clause when signing up for the mailing > list. The current moderators can already remove bad actors from the list. > How they act outside of the list is non of this list's concern. > The lists are just one of many different ways people in this community interact. -- Dave Page Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com Twitter: @pgsnake EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
