On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 4:23 PM jplab <jeanphilippela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> This message comes from the Code of Conduct Committee, in response to a > question > from Kwankyu > <https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/N1THlmVDm-w/m/mZY1aEOBCAAJ> > (A2) about blocking other Sage developers on Github. > > While it is not possible to block others on a single issue or PR, it is > possible for one user to block another across all of Github > <https://docs.github.com/en/communities/maintaining-your-safety-on-github/blocking-a-user-from-your-personal-account>. > This has several effects, the most relevant of which for the project as a > whole is that the blocked user cannot “comment on or edit issues or pull > requests” created by the blocker (unless the blocked party is an owner or > maintainer on the repository). Over the past six months, this has happened > several times. > > As we have said before > <https://groups.google.com/g/sage-devel/c/XDvKkMRoDk4/m/dLm8DH6ZAAAJ>, > the Code of Conduct Committee believes that there are situations where > blocking another developer is appropriate. In the short term, both parties > can still contribute to a discussion by the blocked party opening a linked > issue to hold their comments, but this solution obscures their comments and > muddles the timeline. We do not think that widespread use of this tool is > a productive way to actually resolve conflict. > > We would like to solicit suggestions from the community for a new section > of the Sage Code of Conduct > <https://github.com/sagemath/sage/blob/develop/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md> > addressing blocking. The following is a draft: > > Blocking another SageMath developer on GitHub can be a valid response to > extreme misconduct, > This is the key point IMHO. I suggest we only allow the CoC committee to block a SageMath developer in case of a serious dispute. Reasoning: If the dispute is not serious then no blocking is necessary. If the dispute is serious and their misconduct is alleged then the CoC should be involved anyway. If there is a sense that extreme misconduct has occurred then any developer can ask the CoCC to block them. However, if a developer who is not on the CoCC blocks a user then the CoCC should block that developer's github privileges for a small length of time, say a week or 2. I suggest this draft proposal by the CoCC be amended with this in mind. - David Joyner aimed at reducing interactions. However, unless the misconduct results in > the blocked person being excluded from the SageMath project, such blocks > should be temporary and last only until the conflict is resolved. The > SageMath Code of Conduct Committee should work with both parties to lift > the block. If the blocked person does not cooperate, the committee may > sanction them. If the blocker does not cooperate, the committee may decide > that proper discussion on their Pull Requests and Issues is not feasible, > and request that the release manager not merge any of their Pull Requests > until the block is lifted. > > We know that this issue is sensitive for several Sage developers, so we > encourage everyone to follow the CoC and concentrate on discussing and > advocating for the policies you believe are appropriate. > > The SageMath Code of Conduct Committee > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sage-devel" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/8dd4ab4f-b517-4770-9a4b-0e135a19b2a3n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/8dd4ab4f-b517-4770-9a4b-0e135a19b2a3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sage-devel/CAEQuuAUARdO-TptrF25cJnXfyPbuNSOXx%2BgNUUSZVJKEkC7%3DuA%40mail.gmail.com.
