Concerning the Email Thread involving Reini Urban

[Code of Conduct]

On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Code of Conduct <coc at yapcna.org> wrote:
>
> The CoC Committee has received several complaints about comments made by Reini
> Urban to this list.  An immediate review seems to the support the contention
> that these comments violate the YAPC Code of Conduct.
>
> Pending further review, and possible additional action, Reini has been removed
> form this list and will not be able to post here, nor receive email from it.
>
> The CoC Committee will investigate further and make a final determination
> which will be reported when it is complete.  With YAPC nearly upon us, any
> final determination may delayed, please allow us sufficient time to respond
> properly.

We have taken some time and reviewed feedback on the incident
yesterday. The mailing list was also put into moderation mode in order
to allow for a cooling off period over the issue.

Q: Why is yapc at pm.org being moderated under the Code of Conduct Rules?
A: The list has long since been controlled by YAPC organizers. The
list in the past (including this year) has also auto-joined conference
registrants. The list also has little or no activity outside of the
conference venue.

Q: Why did you ban Reini from the mailing list?
A: This was a suspension to give us a chance to review the issue and
make a considered response.

Q: Why was Reini added back to the list?
A: Reini expressed remorse and requested a chance to apologize.  It is
our opinion that the comments were made from ignorance and not malice
and that he is sincere.

Thanks,
YAPC::NA Code of Conduct Committee