Re: Reminder: communicate constructively - Re: Newsletter & Call for Papers WebSci'18

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On 02/22/2018 10:47 AM, Dan Brickley wrote:
> 
> Technically the Semantic Web Interest Group is out of charter and this 
> list is not governed by W3C Process (its members never clicked through 
> any agreements), but yes - Harry, no need for personal attacks here, 
> rules or no rules. I can also sympathize with those who have been on the 
> receiving end of Sarven's tireless advocacy. This has been a tension 
> point around Semantic Web more or less since academia noticed RDF in 
> 2001 or so, which was also roughly when 'Semantic Web' was claimed as a 
> slogan by communities for whom the 'Web' part was largely an 
> after-thought rather than foundational. Many working in academia feel 
> very constrained by processes and workflows beyond their control, and 
> publicly shaming those who are entangled with PDFs (and closed 
> publishing) may not be the most constructive way to move things along. 
> Discussions here work best when we can avoid us-and-them-ism and focus 
> on common ground and interests. Phrased differently, and less 
> aggressively/personally, Harry's point about mathematical markup could 
> have been a foundation for collaboration rather than fight-winning (as 
> could some of Sarven's critiques too).
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> On 22 Feb 2018 06:20, "Coralie Mercier" <coralie@w3.org 
> <mailto:coralie@w3.org>> wrote:
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>     Dear Harry, all,
> 
>     On this matter as well as all others we are debating passionately,
>     it's important to uphold the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
>     [1] that is in effect. It calls for civil discussion, for
>     communicating constructively, offering objective work criticism,
>     etc. This is the standard of conversation we expect and are serious
>     about.
> 
>     Section 3.1 “Individual Participation Criteria” of the W3C Process
>     Document [2] reminds that
>     {{
>     Participants in any W3C activity must abide by the terms and spirit
>     of the W3C Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct […]
>     }}
> 
>     Thank you,
>     Coralie Mercier, Head of W3C Marketing & Communications
> 
>     [1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc/
>     <http://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc/>
>     [2] https://www.w3.org/2018/Process-20180201/#ParticipationCriteria
>     <https://www.w3.org/2018/Process-20180201/#ParticipationCriteria>
> 
> 
>     On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:57:05 +0000, Harry Halpin
>     <hhalpin@ibiblio.org <mailto:hhalpin@ibiblio.org>> wrote:
>      >
>      > As I have pointed out many times, […]
>      > So I basically consider it a solvable problem
>      > that requires real work, but until I see real work I consider
>     Sarven’s
>      > posts to basically be pointless spam and borderline trolling.
>      >
>      > Since I have no desire to see spam in my inbox, I will
>     unsubscribe from
>      > this mailing list quite shortly likely.
> 
>     --
>     Coralie Mercier  -  W3C Marketing & Communications - https://www.w3.org
>     mailto:coralie@w3.org <mailto:coralie@w3.org> +337 810 795 22
>     <tel:%2B337%20810%20795%2022> https://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/
>     <https://www.w3.org/People/CMercier/>
> 
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