If we cannot agree on committee etiquette, i.e. rules about interaction which respects human dignity, we will not succeed in setting up rules about anything else either.

I propose the following rule:

• No flaming! (i.e. no ad hominem attacks, and no profanity)
• Perpetrators who repeat the offense after being reprimanded will be blocked for one month.
  

Feel free to discuss, add and/or amend. I still think we have to start somewhere to get our interaction to an acceptable level again. There are some widely agreed-upon netiquette standards out there (e.g. [1]-[3]; the slide inserted below is from [4]). I would have hoped that we don't need such rules but frequent flare-ups over the years have finally convinced me otherwise.

I herewith ask for votes on my proposed rule within the usual 7-day deadline. Should discussion lead to additions or amendments (like including more detailed rules from the examples I listed below), the deadline will be postponed accordingly.

Fwiw,
Oliver

[1] https://lifehacker.com/5473859/basic-etiquette-for-email-lists-and-forums
[2] http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-netiquette-guidelines-writing-emails-forum-posts/ (esp. no.7)
[3] https://www.simplehelp.net/2006/08/14/how-to-be-polite-while-youre-online-practicing-good-netiquette/
[4] http://images.slideplayer.com/47/11762279/slides/slide_3.jpg

On 11-Dec-17 12:21, Milos Rancic wrote:

On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 9:18 AM, Oliver Stegen <oliver_stegen@sil.org> wrote:

I support Michael's call to stop offensive rants. And to be precise: Miloš,
I perceive your posts and attitude to be highly disruptive (and that is not
just my personal opinion but based on the standards of committee etiquette
of several other non-profit organisations I'm familiar with) - it is
impossible to work together in the face of such accusations and language.
Please change and interact with us in a civil way. If you cannot do that, I
support Michael's suggestion to reconsider your participation here.

I see this kind of emails useless. I've already said I will do the
same whenever provoked and I've already said what you should do to
"reconsider" my position here.

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