On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Pete Resnick <presnick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [...] Thank you, that's well-reasoned. In the event of a non-public harassment event and subsequent report, the Ombudsteam can promise confidentiality to the Reporter, Subject, and Respondent. If mediation succeeds, confidentiality can be had for all and as to all details, and if need be the participants can be enjoined to keep the matter confidential. When mediation is insufficient (e.g., Respondent refuses to cooperate, repeats the harassment, goes public) all bets are off but the Ombudsteam can and should continue to afford confidentiality to such details as need not and have not been made public, and should withhold public commentary even when such details are made public by others. Even for public harassment events, the Ombudsteam should promise confidentiality as to private discussions involving the Ombudsteam about that event, with the same caveats as above. Nico --