<span id="mailbox-conversation">Retributive <div>Utilitarian</div>
<div>Restorative </div>
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<div>All I see here is semi-retributive desire, cow moos too much, cow should go to the ban-hammer factory.</div>
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<div>How are we defining harassment for those who just have a difference in opinion. </div>
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<div>Cow moos to much and it's harassment, cow should be silenced and go to the ban-hammer factory. </div>
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<div>No theory can explain cow. Cow is just different than the rest of the cows because cow moos too much.</div>
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<div>Cowrights are diminished, cow is not allow to the field with the rest of the cows. Send any other cow to the ban-hammer factory, as cows become less. Any moo is problematic. Consequently, all cows eventually go to the ban-hammer-factory.</div>
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<div>It's a slippery ice cream scoop and were all about to fall off the cone.</div>
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<div>I should hope that, I, another cow, doesn't anger vegans for my product. For then, I moo too much too. I may be the next cow on the list. </div>
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<div>I'd be really sad.</div></span><div class="mailbox_signature">—<br>Sent from <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/mailbox">Mailbox</a> for iPhone</div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><p>On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 4:24 PM, Naomi Most <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pnaomi@gmail.com" target="_blank">pnaomi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></p><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><p>I would like for Lee to be at the meeting as well.
<br><br><br>On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Al Sweigart <asweigart@gmail.com> wrote:
<br>> Mitch, Lee Sonko knew about the banning proposal. I had personally been in
<br>> discussion with him about it. I was surprised that he didn't show up to the
<br>> meeting.
<br>>
<br>> And this is why Noisebridge isn't a safe space: after months of on-and-off
<br>> harassment, Tom brings up this consensus proposal, it's on the docket for
<br>> weeks, and actually manages to pass consensus. Yet after all these hurdles
<br>> were overcome, Lee can defy his ban and come back into the space and debate
<br>> his banning.
<br>>
<br>> Because Mitch says so. Even though he's a member and could have blocked for
<br>> more discussion.
<br>>
<br>> We treat abusive people with kid gloves, and even when we manage to get
<br>> something passed consensus and say, "Yes, this person should be banned",
<br>> Mitch still wants to have a do-over.
<br>>
<br>> Mitch, do you respect consensus? Or only when it agrees with you?
<br>>
<br>>
<br>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Praveen Sinha <dmhomee@gmail.com> wrote:
<br>>>
<br>>> I love you Naomi!!!! Community meeting is a GREAT idea :) I don't know
<br>>> if I can be there tonight, but I'll try my best.
<br>>>
<br>>>
<br>>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:37 PM, Naomi Most <pnaomi@gmail.com> wrote:
<br>>>>
<br>>>> I will be there. I also feel this is an extremely important
<br>>>> discussion, and goes much deeper than simply the use of a ban.
<br>>>>
<br>>>> I have a solution in mind to avoid these situations, something I
<br>>>> brought up a few meetings ago: a "community" meeting.
<br>>>>
<br>>>> Misunderstandings shouldn't be allowed to scale to the level of
<br>>>> "drama". In our current "system", we only have two modes: the general
<br>>>> meeting and noisebridge-discuss. The former is simply an
<br>>>> inappropriate venue for addressing interpersonal issues, and the
<br>>>> latter... well.
<br>>>>
<br>>>> Now that I see to what ridiculous level the Noisebridge version of
<br>>>> justice can be taken in response to interpersonal issues that should
<br>>>> never have escalated, it's time we consider strongly the idea of
<br>>>> having a Community meeting in addition to the NB general meeting.
<br>>>>
<br>>>> --Naomi
<br>>>>
<br>>>> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:08 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23@hotmail.com>
<br>>>> wrote:
<br>>>> > Unfortunately I won't be able to be at tonight's meeting. But I want
<br>>>> > to
<br>>>> > encourage discussion of "Banning".
<br>>>> >
<br>>>> > It is important to get rid of people who melt use, rather contribute to
<br>>>> > the
<br>>>> > culture of Noisebridge and is mission and vision. It is also important
<br>>>> > to
<br>>>> > ban people who are disruptive, make many people uncomfortable, or are
<br>>>> > violent or hateful.
<br>>>> >
<br>>>> > It is also important to not use banning as a means of getting rid of
<br>>>> > someone
<br>>>> > because you don't like them, or because you have a misunderstanding or
<br>>>> > argument.
<br>>>> >
<br>>>> > Banning is a drastic measure, and (unless for violent or hateful or
<br>>>> > illegal
<br>>>> > behavior) should only be done when other means have been exhausted.
<br>>>> >
<br>>>> > These concepts need to be discussed and explored.
<br>>>> >
<br>>>> > A specific case came to my attention recently. Lee Sony was apparently
<br>>>> > banned without him being allowed to present his position. He will be
<br>>>> > at
<br>>>> > tonight's meeting. I hope people will listen and respond. I feel this
<br>>>> > is
<br>>>> > important.
<br>>>> >
<br>>>> > Best,
<br>>>> > Mitch.
<br>>>> >
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