Hello Todd,
The notice was sent by Asaf on behalf of the list administrators. That is, he only communicated the decision of the list administrators and may not have directly participated in the discussion that resulted in the decision to moderate Dan.
I am not sure this mailing list administration is part of his JD at the WMF.
AFAIK, he's doing this as a volunteer and not as a WMF's Staffer. The same way a WMF staffer may be an administrator on Wikimedia projects.
Regards
Isaac
On Wed, 9 Sep 2020, 23:56 Todd Allen, toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
Erm, wait. He said what, "fart"?
It's not a particularly good look for a WMF employee to be moderating someone critiquing the WMF, especially when, while their statement may have been strongly worded, it used pretty mild language. This should either be undone, or at least decided upon by someone who doesn't work for WMF. That's a substantial conflict of interest.
Todd
On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 1:57 PM Asaf Bartov asaf.bartov@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
List subscriber Dan Szymborski has been placed under moderation, due to posts with unacceptable language.
I remind everyone that criticism is appropriate and welcome on this list, so long as it remains civil and respectful of the people involved.
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