[NCSG-EC] Follow up discussion on list standards of behaviour

[Stephanie Perrin]

It is a good list Raphael, but as I said in the meeting, it is going to be so hard to keep people from immediately saying that including this item is intended to criticize them. However, I think we are okay to go with this.

I am going to send a cheery good news wrap up of the ICANN 66, which I will vet to you guys.  I am going to comment on the meeting, that it was rather raucous and difficult for me to chair.  There was widespread reject of the concept of an ethics code, with the group favouring a list of issues insteand.  REcent disagreements surfaced at the meeting and the EC has decided that it might be fruitful, in order to make the meetings and the discussion list a more positive place to exchange views, to describe the kind of discourse that we think is unacceptable, and that the Chair will be empowered to act in future.

Then we fill out your list.  I will draft all this up.  Somehow we have to indicate that this covers named ad-hominem attacks, as well as those where innuendo might be logically inferred, regarding a particular individual.  Ok?

I still think I have the right to point out that only one EC member showed up for Bruna's meeting and that is unacceptable, without those members indicating they were slandered. The Chair is on thin ice here, I hope I have your support.

cheers Steph

On 2019-11-09 14:10, Raphaël Beauregard-Lacroix via NCSG-EC wrote:
Hi all

So here is what I could come up with.

As you have said Steph, I think at this point we need you to take a more active role in policing. It's sad, it feels child-like, but I think it is the unfortunate reality. I'm sure you aspire to do more interesting things as a chair, but at the same time only the chair has the legitimacy to put in place this kind of enforcement actions, I believe.

So would be unacceptable:

-Threats of taking certain matters to the ICANN ombudsman or some other authority;

-Statements or implications which may be understood as reflecting negatively on someone's honor, character, ethics or morality.

-- *Including* accusations that someone is engaging in violations of various laws, charters, bylaws, procedures, etc.

I think the last one is useful to illustrate the necessity of context in evaluating behaviour in light of those standards. A point of procedure, or an honest question about the charter, can be raised without framing it as an accusation. Conversely, it is easy to weaponize that into an accusation.

Also, this does not change anything in the right of ICANN community members to take any matter they wish to the Ombudsman or report any form of unacceptable behaviour to them, and to any relevant community leaders.

Sanction: withdraw posting privilege from list and involve ombudsman. I'm not quite sure of modalities, like how long and at what point to involve the ombudsman.

Anyhow let me know what you think.

And safe travels back home or anywhere else you may be going!

Have a nice day,





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