Concerning the Email Thread involving Reini Urban

[Jonathan "Duke" Leto]

Howdy,

All of us silly humans make mistakes. Thanks for owning up to it, Reini.

Duke

On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Reini Urban <reini.urban at gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 21, 2013, at 7:21 AM, Code of Conduct <coc at yapcna.org> wrote:
>
>> 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
>
> Thanks.
>
> I am very sorry and I hope it will not happen again.
> I feel ashamed.
>
>
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