At 02:55 PM 04-11-2021, Bron Gondwana wrote:
So back to the topic:
What can we do here? We need to find SOME wording that gives a (to
use a sports metaphor) "play the ball, not the player" - and have a
SAA who can give you a timeout if you start kicking a player rather
than kicking the ball.
I'm not sure I'm seeing an answer in this thread yet which compels
me more than "unprofessional" or "uncivil". Is there a word for
"focusing on a proxy for the issue rather than the actual issue", or
"repeating the same thing over and over without listening to, or by
mis-characterising, responses" because that's often what I see
underlying poor behaviour on our IETF lists, and we do need some
boundary on what's allowed.
Sometimes, a message about "conduct" is sent to a mailing list to ask
each side to pause the discussion instead of pushing for an opinion
which is completely at odds with the other side.
The actual issue is mistrust.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
