Jari, Overall, I think it's the right direction. Just some minor issues: On 10/20/13 7:44 PM, IETF Chair wrote: > --- Draft Statement --- > > IETF Anti-Harassment Policy > > IETF meetings, virtual meetings, and mailing lists are intended for professional > collaboration and networking. The IETF strives to create and maintain an > environment in which people are treated with dignity, decency, and respect. > Those who participate in the IETF are expected to behave according to > professional standards and demonstrate appropriate workplace behavior. While > participating in the IETF, communication between participants should be > appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different > backgrounds. > > While our processes let chairs deal with disruptive public behaviors on mailing > lists and in IETF face-to-face meetings, harassment is a serious problem that > warrants special attention. IETF participants should not engage in harassment > while at IETF meetings, virtual meetings, social events, or on mailing lists. > Harassment is unwelcome hostile or intimidating behavior, in particular speech > and behavior that is sexually aggressive or intimidates based on attributes like > race, gender, religion, age, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, > sexual orientation, or gender identity. Harassment of this sort will not be > tolerated in the IETF. Harassment includes the use of offensive language or > sexual imagery in public presentations and displays, degrading verbal comments, > deliberate intimidation, stalking, harassing photography or recording, > inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. You have broken up the definition with the declaration that "Harassment of this sort will not be tolerated in the IETF." My suggestion is to move that sentence below and change "Harassment includes" to "Examples of harassment are", as I don't think you intended that to be an exhaustive list. > > Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply > immediately. If you believe you have been harassed, notice that > someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, you are encouraged > to raise your concern in confidence with one of the Ombudspersons. > > If these standards are violated, appropriate action will be taken. > I would more clearly what the consequences could be. Something like "up to and including banning the offending individual from IETF activities, including mailing lists and meetings". Also explain who will take the action and what appeals avenues the individual has. Presumably it will be the IESG. Also, if it hasn't happened already, please ask counsel to review. Eliot