The IESG has initiated a posting rights (PR) action that would restrict the posting rights of Timothy Mcsweeney per the procedures in BCP 83 (RFC 3683). Specifically, his posting privileges to the ietf@xxxxxxxx discussion list would be suspended. In the IESG's assessment, this individual’s recent post [1] was an egregious example of misogynistic harassment inconsistent with the IETF Guidelines for Conduct (RFC 7154), IETF Anti-Harassment Policy [2], and “abusive of the consensus-driven process” (per Section 2 of RFC 3683). The IESG recognizes the role of a progressive disciplinary process, to include the escalatory moderation practices of the IETF Discussion list moderators per RFC 9245 and [3]. Additionally, the IESG appreciates the role of the Ombudsteam and the IETF Anti-Harassment Procedures (RFC 7776). However, the IESG feels that this particular response of a PR is warranted in this situation. The IESG plans to make a decision and is soliciting final community comments on this action. Please send substantive comments to the last-call@xxxxxxxx mailing lists by 6 July 2024 [4]. Exceptionally, comments may be sent to iesg@xxxxxxxx instead. If sending private feedback to the IESG, please indicate if you would be open to having your comments anonymized and shared in a summary. Note: Comments should be limited to the criteria described in BCP 83 (Section 1 of RFC3683), notably on whether the individual in question has engaged in behavior that is "unprofessional commentary, regardless of the general subject" in a manner disruptive enough to warrant this action. Roman Danyliw IETF Chair, on behalf of the IESG — [1] https://mailarchive.ietf.org/arch/msg/ietf/NjNux65wUXXQaMmgENuwoopZPjI/ [2] https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/statement-iesg-ietf-anti-harassment-policy-20131103/ [3] https://github.com/ietf/Moderators/blob/main/sop.md [4] PR actions require an IETF Last Call (IETF LC). The four-week duration of this IETF LC is consistent with that of an AD-sponsored document action. -- last-call mailing list -- last-call@xxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to last-call-leave@xxxxxxxx
