Re: Concerns with Accessibe joining W3C

Hi, Karen,

The Code document includes some of that information directly and links to other:

* Section 4: Reporting Violations and Supporting the Code
 https://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc/#Reporting

* "Procedures" in Positive Work Environment Home Page
 https://www.w3.org/Consortium/pwe/

Best,
~Shawn


On 27-May-21 3:39 PM, Karen Lewellen wrote:
> I can respect your stance.
> may I ask how the w3c insures anyone complies with this code of ethics?
> By which I mean, is it possible to join, yet engage in the sorts of behavior illustrated by some posts here,  without  anyone the wiser?
> Thanks,
> Karen,
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> On Thu, 27 May 2021, Patrick H. Lauke wrote:
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>> I actually have concerns about this discussion. I'm sure going over the list of current members https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Member/List each of us can find at least one or two current members that don't, in our view, fit our view of a good actor - maybe they are in the cryptocurrency market, or maybe they're tied to a media company heavily invested in embedding DRM schemes into standards, or maybe they're tied to a particular government body that is actively working on the suppression of free speech, or ...
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>> However, under the rules, as long as they behave in accordance with the membership agreement, and follow the code of ethics and professional conduct https://www.w3.org/Consortium/cepc/ (and as long as they pay their membership fees), they are free to join.
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>> Patrick H. Lauke
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