I'm fine with people having some private discussions. The more formal
the discussion is, and the more public the implications of the
discussions are, then the more I think that the discussions should be
public with the exception of discussions involving information which
there is a strong reason to keep confidential such as certain types of
banking information or information which would de-anonymize an
individual good faith contributor to the Wikimedia projects who has
not consented to having their identity published. Binding policy
decisions which are mare through RfCs should have the final RfCs be
public, although private discussions about the RfCs are fine so long
as they don't involve canvassing or meatpuppetry.
I'm fine with what Nicole's publication of the video in its current
form, and I'm thankful that we got the video at all. She wasn't
required to publish any of it, although I think that publishing it was
a good idea and is beneficial.
There are legal issues involved with recording people without their
knowledge, and these laws vary by jurisdiction. I generally don't
encourage people to record video and/or audio of meetings without the
knowledge of everyone who is participating, especially if they have
not researched the relevant local laws. As a courtesy, even if
recording video and/or audio of people without their knowledge is
legally allowed, I usually encourage notification of people who will
be recorded and giving them a chance to opt out.
Pine
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https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pine )