[council] #40: Enforcing the code of conduct

[council]

#40: Enforcing the code of conduct
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 Reporter:  duffy                 |       Owner:
   Status:  new                   |    Priority:  normal
Component:  Legal                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  coc, code of conduct  |
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Comment (by decause):

 >  Replying to [comment:1 hguemar]:
 >  > I raise to the attention of the council that the solution suggested
 in
 >  the original post would be either difficult to implement or plain
 illegal
 >  in many european countries.
 >  > Blacklist are often subjected to strict regulations, and we don't
 want
 >  to enter this field.
 >  >
 >  > If someone has an unacceptable behaviour, it should be either raised
 to
 >  the local authorities or the council depending of the gravity.
 >  >
 >  > => should be
 >  > "Attendees who are in violation of this violation of this policy may
 be
 >  asked to leave and reported to the council or local authorities"
 >
 >  And the council does what?  If you want to leave it undefined in the
 code
 >  of conduct I can see the utility in that, however I do think there
 should
 >  be a plan/SOP as Langdon has suggested.

 If this is following the discussion we had at the FLOCK Council Update
 double-session, then another issue at hand is that we do not have an
 "official institutional memory" for CoC violations. It has been mentioned
 that the Community Working Group is often where these situations are
 resolved, and if this is the case, then keeping a record that includes
 reports to the CWG, conference organizers, and Council will help inform
 future actions and support decisions.

 The private council trac may be an alright place to start collecting these
 until/if/when we establish an official channel?

 >
 >  We as a group also have methods at our disposal that do not amount to
 >  blacklisting.  For example, we can choose not to provide travel funding
 to
 >  individuals that have egregious enough offenses or are repeat
 offenders.
 >  I certainly am not comfortable financially assisting people that
 violate
 >  the code of conduct.  It sends completely the wrong message in my
 opinion.

 Agreed.

 Once we have a list of violations, we can check against it when making
 support decisions (whack-a-mole re-registration issues notwithstanding.)

 >
 >  So if the council wishes to change the code of conduct as Haïkel has
 >  suggested (odd copy/paste error aside), we should make sure we have
 some
 >  understanding of what the council will actually do in that event.

 I think the reporting/review SOP should be super public and transparent,
 and the remedial actions allow for case-by-case solutions. A list of
 historical and potential sanctions (rejection of registration/speaker
 proposals at conferences, banning in IRC, denial of travel/financial aid,
 revocation of group membership/status) would establish options without
 dictating remedy. That is kind of how it's done in other contexts (e.g.
 "violators could face up to $X fine and Y time period in sanction.")

 I can appreciate the earlier comment in this thread about not wanting to
 make hollow threats, but I reckon a list of sanctions itself is a
 deterrent against some types of anti-social behavior.

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