On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 3:56 PM Mina Theofilatou <saintfevrier@gmail.com> wrote:

White female speaking: this is an important discussion for EVERYONE. I will refrain from replying often as I was upset by the incident in CT, and I have personal experience of an incident at Wikimania 2016, and thus I find it hard to not get carried away. So I will reiterate that TRANSPARENCY is what we need.

(And in reply to WMF input to this thread: just because the Trust & Safety team bears the name does not mean that they unconditionally deserve our trust, nor that our safety is safeguarded. Names and titles abound in society. If content adhered to name there would be no need for dispute and conflict)

I wholeheartedly agree with you - transparency is needed to ensure accountability. One's title does not automatically bestow legitimacy to your actions and decisions specially when they affect the lives and reputations of others.

Also, one's racial or sexual identity should not be used to discount their opinions. That's not the Wikimedia way.