Re: Appropriate escalation (or non-escalation) re rude emails

[Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk>]

Sam Hartman writes ("Re: Appropriate escalation (or non-escalation) re rude emails"):
> It seems like you could act as an individual listmaster who has not
> reviewed things with the rest of the team.  "It's my opinion as an
> individual listmaster that you are violating our code of conduct...
> If you disagree, you can talk to me or the rest of the
> listmasters..."

I think the availability of this approach is essential, for almost
anyone who is in a team which has any kind of authority.  This applies
to everything from the maintainers of an individual package, to the
TC.

> By acting as an individual listmaster, you make it clear that I have a
> path for a second opinion: asking the other listmasters.  But you also
> make it clear that if the community has concerns about the aggregate
> actions of the individual listmasters, we can also take that up with the
> listmasters.
> So, you can send mails  promptly without seeking review, provided the
> other listmasters are OK with that.

Yes.

Ian.

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