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| skipping to change at line 105 ¶ | skipping to change at line 105 ¶ | |||
| This memo makes the following changes to existing processes: | This memo makes the following changes to existing processes: | |||
| * Obsoletes [RFC3683] as the "posting rights" (PR) action it defines | * Obsoletes [RFC3683] as the "posting rights" (PR) action it defines | |||
| is replaced by processes defined herein; | is replaced by processes defined herein; | |||
| * Obsoletes [RFC3934] as it replaces working group moderation | * Obsoletes [RFC3934] as it replaces working group moderation | |||
| procedures; | procedures; | |||
| * Obsoletes Section 3 of [RFC9245] and the second paragraph of | * Obsoletes Section 3 of [RFC9245] and the second paragraph of | |||
| Section 4 of [RFC9245], as the IETF moderator team defined in this | Section 4 of [RFC9245], as the IETF moderator team defined in this | |||
| document subsumes the IETF discussion list moderator team. | document replaces the IETF discussion list moderator team. | |||
| * Updates Section 6.1 of [RFC2418], because the moderator team will | * Updates Section 6.1 of [RFC2418], because the moderator team will | |||
| work together with working group chairs to moderate disruptive | work together with working group chairs to moderate disruptive | |||
| behavior. | behavior. | |||
| The processes described in this memo are solely applicable to IETF | The processes described in this memo are solely applicable to IETF | |||
| activities, and not to other related organizations, such as the | activities, and not to other related organizations, such as the | |||
| Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), the Internet Architecture Board | Internet Research Task Force (IRTF), the Internet Architecture Board | |||
| (IAB), the RFC Series Working Group (RSWG), the RFC Series Approval | (IAB), the RFC Series Working Group (RSWG), the RFC Series Approval | |||
| Board (RSAB), or the Independent RFC Submission Stream, without their | Board (RSAB), or the Independent RFC Submission Stream, without their | |||
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| * *Participants* should always behave in the manner discussed in | * *Participants* should always behave in the manner discussed in | |||
| Section 1.2. They are also encouraged to report disruptive | Section 1.2. They are also encouraged to report disruptive | |||
| behavior directed at them or someone else to an administrator of | behavior directed at them or someone else to an administrator of | |||
| the respective forum *and* the moderators. | the respective forum *and* the moderators. | |||
| * *Administrators* are primarily responsible for managing their fora | * *Administrators* are primarily responsible for managing their fora | |||
| in accordance with procedures developed by the moderators and | in accordance with procedures developed by the moderators and | |||
| approved by the IESG. As such, they shall address reports of | approved by the IESG. As such, they shall address reports of | |||
| disruptive behavior in a timely fashion, apprising moderators of | disruptive behavior in a timely fashion, apprising moderators of | |||
| reports or actions taken. Administrators may amend or rescind | reports or actions taken. Administrators may amend or rescind | |||
| actions, including those taken by members of the moderation team | actions, including those taken by members of the moderator team | |||
| *after* they have consulted with that team. | *after* they have consulted with that team. | |||
| For a working group, chairs are by default the administrators. | For a working group, chairs are by default the administrators. | |||
| They may delegate this responsibility in the same vein as | They may delegate this responsibility in the same vein as | |||
| Section 6.4 of [RFC2418], but they must always accept, | Section 6.4 of [RFC2418], but they must always accept, | |||
| acknowledge, and keep track of complaints of disruptive behavior. | acknowledge, and keep track of complaints of disruptive behavior. | |||
| Forum administrators should perform moderation in a way that | Forum administrators should perform moderation in a way that | |||
| obviates the need for moderator team involvement. | obviates the need for moderator team involvement. | |||
| * *Moderators* are responsible for establishing procedures to | * *Moderators* are responsible for establishing procedures to | |||
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| is mitigated in eight ways: | is mitigated in eight ways: | |||
| 1. Section 4 requires the moderator team to first establish | 1. Section 4 requires the moderator team to first establish | |||
| procedures that are intended to apply uniformly across the IETF. | procedures that are intended to apply uniformly across the IETF. | |||
| 2. Section 1.2 explicitly states that viewpoints outside the rough | 2. Section 1.2 explicitly states that viewpoints outside the rough | |||
| consensus are not in and of themselves disruptive. | consensus are not in and of themselves disruptive. | |||
| 3. Section 4 provides transparency by requiring that moderation | 3. Section 4 provides transparency by requiring that moderation | |||
| actions that restrict participation privileges be immediately | actions that restrict participation privileges be immediately | |||
| reported to the affected person and to the moderation team, and | reported to the affected person and to the moderator team, and | |||
| periodically reported to the IESG. | periodically reported to the IESG. | |||
| 4. Section 4 also requires that the community be informed in the | 4. Section 4 also requires that the community be informed in the | |||
| case of suspensions lasting longer than 14 days. | case of suspensions lasting longer than 14 days. | |||
| 5. Section 4.1 lays out an appeals process in the case of | 5. Section 4.1 lays out an appeals process in the case of | |||
| disagreements. | disagreements. | |||
| 6. If moderators find that the procedures themselves are leading to | 6. If moderators find that the procedures themselves are leading to | |||
| inappropriate moderation, Section 4 allows them to update those | inappropriate moderation, Section 4 allows them to update those | |||
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