Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-03 Thread Jim Woodward
Whilst I did not want to contribute further to the noise I do think referring 
to the discussions around this as Social Justice Warrior Virtue Signalling 
generally disturbing.

 

Regardless of this being the right or wrong place to discuss the topic, some of 
the responses detract from the importance of such discussion, the fact that it 
needs to be mentioned at all just shows how far we’ve still got to go not only 
in our industry but as a society in general.

 

Maybe somebody can post some BGP Summaries so that some people can feel more 
comfortable

 

Kind Regards,

Jim.

 

 

From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
Sent: Thursday, 4 October 2018 11:26 AM
To: ausnog@lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

 

Preventing women being harassed at public conventions and stopping for red 
traffic lights. Both are the same nanny state obtruding pesky value signaling 
into the stream of social intercourse. Do like I do, and drive straight 
through. Someone needs to stop the madness.

 

Kind regards

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Paul Wilkins

 

On Thu, 4 Oct 2018 at 07:32, Burt Mascareigne mailto:b...@stormnetwork.com.au> > wrote:

Can we get a STOP THREAD enforced please

 

I’m getting tired of seeing SJW Virtue Signalling,  I rather read the BGP 
Summary reports in line by line detail and verification.

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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-03 Thread Paul Wilkins
Preventing women being harassed at public conventions and stopping for red
traffic lights. Both are the same nanny state obtruding pesky value
signaling into the stream of social intercourse. Do like I do, and drive
straight through. Someone needs to stop the madness.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins

On Thu, 4 Oct 2018 at 07:32, Burt Mascareigne 
wrote:

> Can we get a STOP THREAD enforced please
>
>
>
> I’m getting tired of seeing SJW Virtue Signalling,  I rather read the BGP
> Summary reports in line by line detail and verification.
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-03 Thread Burt Mascareigne
Can we get a STOP THREAD enforced please

I’m getting tired of seeing SJW Virtue Signalling,  I rather read the BGP 
Summary reports in line by line detail and verification.
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Giles Pollock
company’ then it
>> should also be accompanied with proof – too often we are seeing the #MeToo
>> being used as a weapon to destroy people – predominately men – without a
>> shread of proof.
>>
>>
>>
>> I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum for that
>> proof and that is best handled between the direct parties – it was
>> suggested at the CEO level – this protects the victim, the **Alleged**
>> (I use this term deliberately as until it is proof we have due process –
>> innocent until PROVEN guilty – same as the media reporting on items that
>> are before the courts.) aggressor until a chain of evidence can be
>> established and only then actioned upon.
>>
>>
>>
>> Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…
>>
>>
>>
>> James Troy
>>
>> Senior Systems Administration
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* AusNOG  *On Behalf Of *dusty
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
>> *To:* Matthew Young 
>> *Cc:* aus...@ausnog.net List 
>>
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young  wrote:
>>
>> “While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on
>> the Ausnog board.”
>>
>> People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their
>> gender.
>>
>>
>>
>> Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and I’ll
>> show you a deluded patriarchal fool.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul
>> Wilkins
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
>> *To:* aus...@ausnog.net List 
>> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Seems you've never been to a meeting."
>>
>>
>>
>> The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind regards
>>
>>
>> Paul Wilkins
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith  wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>> >
>> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on
>> the Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and
>> they're all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>> >
>>
>> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing
>> session.
>>
>>
>>
>> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise
>> to an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> >
>> > Paul Wilkins
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
>> attention.
>> >>
>> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature
>> very seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
>> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
>> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
>> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>> >>
>> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events
>> have never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
>> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
>> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
>> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>> >>
>> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
>> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
>> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
>> solution.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
>> >> ...
>> >> ___
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>> >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Matthew Young
I never defined merit as being able to configure BGP.

Merit is whatever is applicable for the role they’re performing. Regardless of 
their gender, they should be picked on that and that alone.

I know a lot of women who would be offended to be chosen based purely because 
they’re a woman. It’s counter-productive and sexist in its own right.

From: John Edwards [mailto:jaedwa...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 2:04 PM
To: Matthew Young 
Cc: aus...@ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

I think that you need to be careful defining "merit" for an organisation who's 
primary functions are to run a conference and mailing list.

Just because all of the past and present Ausnog directors can configure BGP 
with the best of them doesn't automatically qualify them to sit on a board and 
have the best knowledge to put together a conference. Professional conference 
organisations are an excellent example of equality in gender numbers. It's one 
of the only occupations where you will see young women assertively telling 
Fortune 500 CEO's what to do.

Most of us white males in Ausnog have had the luxury of a choice of visible 
white males as role models during the last 20 years of this industry existing, 
something that is an exception for women. I have been fortunate to work 
alongside a number of talented women in the industry, and the thing that stands 
out most is a lack of tech-ego that usually drives their male counterparts. I 
would like to see more of this.

The Ausnog board have done an excellent job so far, and I don't think any of us 
have been able to find fault in what has been achieved. That doesn't mean it 
can't do better. Bevan is obviously supporting women in his organisation, so 
perhaps Superloop can recommend one of its staff to be considered for a board 
position.

John


On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 11:29, Matthew Young 
mailto:m...@mattyoung.net.au>> wrote:
“While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
Ausnog board.”

People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their gender.

From: AusNOG 
[mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net>]
 On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
To: aus...@ausnog.net<mailto:aus...@ausnog.net> List 
mailto:aus...@ausnog.net>>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

"Seems you've never been to a meeting."

The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.

Kind regards
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Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith 
mailto:markzzzsm...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
mailto:paulwilkins...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>
> While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're all 
> men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>

Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing session.



> That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to an 
> unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes 
> mailto:da...@hughes.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
>> attention.
>>
>> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very 
>> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an 
>> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of all 
>> parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance to 
>> the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>>
>> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have 
>> never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and supported. 
>>  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other 
>> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable 
>> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>>
>> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not 
>> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We 
>> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader 
>> solution.
>>
>>
>>
>> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
>> ...
>> ___
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>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/list

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread John Edwards
I think that you need to be careful defining "merit" for an organisation
who's primary functions are to run a conference and mailing list.

Just because all of the past and present Ausnog directors can configure BGP
with the best of them doesn't automatically qualify them to sit on a board
and have the best knowledge to put together a conference. Professional
conference organisations are an excellent example of equality in gender
numbers. It's one of the only occupations where you will see young women
assertively telling Fortune 500 CEO's what to do.

Most of us white males in Ausnog have had the luxury of a choice of visible
white males as role models during the last 20 years of this industry
existing, something that is an exception for women. I have been fortunate
to work alongside a number of talented women in the industry, and the thing
that stands out most is a lack of tech-ego that usually drives their male
counterparts. I would like to see more of this.

The Ausnog board have done an excellent job so far, and I don't think any
of us have been able to find fault in what has been achieved. That doesn't
mean it can't do better. Bevan is obviously supporting women in his
organisation, so perhaps Superloop can recommend one of its staff to be
considered for a board position.

John


On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 11:29, Matthew Young  wrote:

> “While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board.”
>
>
>
> People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their
> gender.
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Wilkins
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
> *To:* aus...@ausnog.net List 
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>
>
>
> "Seems you've never been to a meeting."
>
>
>
> The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith  wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
> wrote:
> >
> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
> >
> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
> all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
> >
>
> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing
> session.
>
>
>
> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise
> to an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Paul Wilkins
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
> attention.
> >>
> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature
> very seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
> >>
> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events
> have never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
> >>
> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
> solution.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
> >> ...
> >> ___
> >> AusNOG mailing list
> >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net
> >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
> >
> > ___
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> > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net
> > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Tim Raphael
 until it is proof we have due process – innocent until 
>> PROVEN guilty – same as the media reporting on items that are before the 
>> courts.) aggressor until a chain of evidence can be established and only 
>> then actioned upon.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> James Troy
>> 
>> Senior Systems Administration
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: AusNOG > <mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net>> On Behalf Of dusty
>> Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
>> To: Matthew Young mailto:m...@mattyoung.net.au>>
>> Cc: aus...@ausnog.net <mailto:aus...@ausnog.net> List > <mailto:aus...@ausnog.net>>
>> 
>> 
>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young > <mailto:m...@mattyoung.net.au>> wrote:
>> 
>> “While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
>> Ausnog board.” 
>> 
>> People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their gender.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and I’ll show 
>> you a deluded patriarchal fool.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net 
>> <mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net>] On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
>> Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
>> To: aus...@ausnog.net <mailto:aus...@ausnog.net> List > <mailto:aus...@ausnog.net>>
>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> "Seems you've never been to a meeting."
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Kind regards
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Paul Wilkins
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith > <mailto:markzzzsm...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> 
>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins > <mailto:paulwilkins...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >
>> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>> >
>> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
>> > Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're 
>> > all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>> >
>> 
>> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing session.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to 
>> > an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> >
>> > Paul Wilkins
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes > > <mailto:da...@hughes.com.au>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
>> >> attention.
>> >>
>> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature 
>> >> very seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in 
>> >> an attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality 
>> >> of all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer 
>> >> assistance to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter 
>> >> further.
>> >>
>> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events 
>> >> have never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and 
>> >> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from 
>> >> other organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy 
>> >> suitable for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>> >>
>> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not 
>> >> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We 
>> >> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader 
>> >> solution.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
>> >> ...
>> >> ___
>> >> AusNOG mailing list
>> >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net <mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net>
>> >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog 
>> >> <http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog>
>> >
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Jacob Bisby
+1 to this.

This thread has well and truly reached the end of it’s useful life, and a 
number of people have achieved absolutely nothing with their unprofessional 
bickering and ad-hominem attacks on each other (among other numerous logical 
fallacies present). Some of the conduct shown within this thread is completely 
disgraceful.

To the lurkers coming out of the woodwork - let the operators operate, attack 
each other somewhere else.



- Jacob 

From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of andrew khoo
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 11:13 AM
To: aus...@ausnog.net (ausnog@lists.ausnog.net) 
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

 

can we all please fork these discussions into a separate thread or list?

 

regardless of validity or virtue or other discussions, there ARE a few of us 
folk that still want to use this list for operational purposes.

 

 

 


On October 3, 2018 at 1:09 PM, dusty (dusty...@gmail.com 
<mailto:dusty...@gmail.com> ) wrote:

 

“Merit-based selection”

False equivalences

#metoo denialism (ohnoes won’t someone think of the poor menfolk??)

“Virtue signalling”

 

Anyone else hit redpill bingo from this email alone?

 

 

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 15:58, James Troy mailto:james.t...@agilityapplications.com> > wrote:

Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the information that is 
often posted here to be quite valuable; I have also been watching this thread 
with a particular keen interest.

 

Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and ‘gender diversity’ 
was going to get pushed.

 

Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not acceptable. Yes IT 
as an industry is over-represented by males; however to second you start to 
include someone in something like a board selection based solely on their 
genitalia is the second you loose any credibility. I wholy subscribe to the 
idea of the ‘best person for the job’

 

If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine, they are all 
selected on their merits.

 

Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an entirely 
different can. Ie: is there someone of Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI 
background? No? wow wouldn’t that be racist?

 

Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.

 

I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long way to go to be 
fully inclusive of all participants, regardless of 
race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on gender, percentages, 
inclusion policies is _not_ the way to get the recognition that some 
hard-working people deserve. If I worked in a female dominated industry 
(teaching, midwifery, childcare, etc) I would want to be selected for something 
like this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition – not simply to be 
the token male.

 

We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support our colleagues 
when they get targeted and victimised, however I also agree that if an 
accusation is made, and reported to the ‘other company’ then it should also be 
accompanied with proof – too often we are seeing the #MeToo being used as a 
weapon to destroy people – predominately men – without a shread of proof.

 

I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum for that proof 
and that is best handled between the direct parties – it was suggested at the 
CEO level – this protects the victim, the *Alleged* (I use this term 
deliberately as until it is proof we have due process – innocent until PROVEN 
guilty – same as the media reporting on items that are before the courts.) 
aggressor until a chain of evidence can be established and only then actioned 
upon.

 

Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…

 


James Troy

Senior Systems Administration


 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

From: AusNOG mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> > On Behalf Of dusty
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
To: Matthew Young mailto:m...@mattyoung.net.au> >
Cc: aus...@ausnog.net <mailto:aus...@ausnog.net>  List mailto:aus...@ausnog.net> >


Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

 

 

 

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young mailto:m...@mattyoung.net.au> > wrote:

“While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
Ausnog board.”

People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their gender.

 

Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and I’ll show you 
a deluded patriarchal fool.

 

 

 

From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net 
<mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> ] On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
To: aus...@ausnog.net <mailto:aus...@ausnog.net>  List mailto:aus...@ausnog.net> >
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

 

"Seems you've never been to a meeting."

 

The verity of this statement cannot

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Karen Hargreave
So, someone made reference to the lack of females on the board...

Can we take a moment and have a look at something? Apart from myself (who 
identifies as 'one of the guys' most of the time) how many female members are 
there? If you were to consider the topic being discussed, I would have thought 
that passionate females on this list would probably want to speak up. It is 
obviously clear that there are some very supportive males out there which is 
awesome to see. So what is the ratio of males to females in this situation?

I remember a teacher one saying to my class, the worst thing you can be in 
Australia if you are looking for work is a white Australian male because you 
have the quota numbers stacked against you. I too am a believer that what we 
get should be based on merit and not on some quota system. Yes, maybe look at 
the percentages, if the industry is heavily biased one way over another, then 
maybe think about ways to market to appeal to other groups, but keep it merit 
based. Anything else cheapens the achievements of everyone else concerned.

Sent from my iPad

> On 3 Oct 2018, at 1:08 pm, dusty  wrote:
> 
> “Merit-based selection”
> False equivalences
> #metoo denialism (ohnoes won’t someone think of the poor menfolk??)
> “Virtue signalling”
> 
> Anyone else hit redpill bingo from this email alone?
> 
> 
>> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 15:58, James Troy  
>> wrote:
>> Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the information that 
>> is often posted here to be quite valuable; I have also been watching this 
>> thread with a particular keen interest.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and ‘gender 
>> diversity’ was going to get pushed.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not acceptable. Yes 
>> IT as an industry is over-represented by males; however to second you start 
>> to include someone in something like a board selection based solely on their 
>> genitalia is the second you loose any credibility. I wholy subscribe to the 
>> idea of the ‘best person for the job’
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine, they are all 
>> selected on their merits.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an entirely 
>> different can. Ie: is there someone of 
>> Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI background? No? wow wouldn’t that be 
>> racist?
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long way to go to 
>> be fully inclusive of all participants, regardless of 
>> race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on gender, 
>> percentages, inclusion policies is _not_ the way to get the recognition that 
>> some hard-working people deserve. If I worked in a female dominated industry 
>> (teaching, midwifery, childcare, etc) I would want to be selected for 
>> something like this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition – not 
>> simply to be the token male.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support our 
>> colleagues when they get targeted and victimised, however I also agree that 
>> if an accusation is made, and reported to the ‘other company’ then it should 
>> also be accompanied with proof – too often we are seeing the #MeToo being 
>> used as a weapon to destroy people – predominately men – without a shread of 
>> proof.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum for that 
>> proof and that is best handled between the direct parties – it was suggested 
>> at the CEO level – this protects the victim, the *Alleged* (I use this term 
>> deliberately as until it is proof we have due process – innocent until 
>> PROVEN guilty – same as the media reporting on items that are before the 
>> courts.) aggressor until a chain of evidence can be established and only 
>> then actioned upon.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> James Troy
>> 
>> Senior Systems Administration
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of dusty
>> Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
>> To: Matthew Young 
>> Cc: aus...@ausnog.net List 
>> 
>> 
>

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Benno Rice
Merit’s a tricky concept because it’s subjective. It’s been used to keep 
various underrepresented groups out for quite a long time. You see this coming 
out of studies where they change the names on resumes and measure the response 
rate and things like that. You also see it in differences in performance 
reviews for people doing similar jobs but differing in gender or race.

Sometimes to fix a broken thing you need a blunt instrument.

Nobody wants (or wants to be) the token anything but by forcing people to look 
outside the box they’re used to you can get them to reevaluate, thus quotas can 
become a transitional tool. Alternatively you do things like forcing first 
rounds of review to be anonymous. All you get is the resume. That’s a bit hard 
to do in a group like this where a lot of people will be able to piece together 
who someone is based on their work history. I do know of some conferences that 
do a blind review round for proposals so that all they see is the proposal and 
anyone who actually knows the person behind it recuses themselves from that 
round. Once the first round of review is done then the names are revealed. This 
is done partly to ensure that people don’t get in on name recognition alone but 
also to ensure that the reviewers review the content first and avoid any 
entanglement with any biases they have (because we all have them).

I suspect what people are asking for here isn’t a quota and it certainly isn’t 
appointing people based on anything other than their ability to be an effective 
board member. What it often means is requiring that people actively look for 
people who don’t fit the usual mould. Requiring people to actually look for 
people who aren’t male, or aren’t white, or whatever doesn’t mean compromising 
on anything, it just means requiring them to work a bit harder to achieve a 
better outcome for everyone. It genuinely is a better outcome, too. The 
healthiest and most vibrant communities I’ve seen are the ones that have 
diverse and inclusive memberships. In fact they tend to be even better at 
lifting people up and helping them develop which only makes them more 
sustainable in the long run.

As I said above, knee-jerk responses to the notion that we might do something 
aren’t useful. Constructive responses are better. If you don’t like quotas, 
suggesting alternative ways to increase the representation of underrepresented 
groups on the board (and in the community!) would be useful. If you don’t like 
codes of conduct, offer an alternative that addresses the behavioural issues 
that have been raised. Don’t just regurgitate the same tired rants that we’ve 
all heard before because that adds nothing.

If you really want to do something constructive, go find the most talented, 
most able woman in the industry you can think of and see if she’d be interested 
in joining the AusNOG board. That way it’s not a quota thing and everyone’s 
happy, right?

Cheers,
Benno.

> On 3 Oct 2018, at 13:29, James Troy  
> wrote:
> 
> Benno,
> As I mentioned on the backlash – here it is…
>  
> You see my response as not very positive or helpful – I think that is quite 
> sad really.
>  
> “White dude” – well ½ of that is right… I am actually TSI. I would NEVER want 
> to be selected/hired/elected based on this. To the point its why I never 
> include it on any application forms, not because im ashamed of who am I, but 
> because I want to be selected on merit…
>  
> The difference between my post and Mark’s post was he was offering help to 
> the victim, I am offering my thought/advice on a selection/election to a 
> board. I can see how you got these confused.
>  
> I really hope there is full representation on any board, job, industry, etc. 
> I guess I wasn’t clear enough the first time – Do it on merit. If that means 
> on my next job interview I get pipped at the post by a more qualified 
> female/different ethnicity/religion person/pigeon then great. Its what I 
> want. Equality – real equality; not the quota kind.
>  
> James Troy
> Senior Systems Administration
>  
>  
> From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of Benno Rice
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 1:21 PM
> To: aus...@ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>  
> So I, too, am a lurker on this list. Hell, I don’t even run any networks 
> besides my home one, haven’t done for ages.
>  
> That said I, too, have been watching this with interest and I’ve seen two 
> responses, well one response, and one class of responses, that I find 
> interesting.
>  
> On the one hand, you’ve got stuff like James here. James is running the exact 
> same set of arguments that you normally get from, generally, white dudes that 
> feel threatened by any attempt to address the systemic problems we have in 
> society in general and tech in particular. Yes, yes I know they don’t b

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Noel Butler
On 03/10/2018 13:13, andrew khoo wrote:

> can we all please fork these discussions into a separate thread or list? 
> 
> regardless of validity or virtue or other discussions, there ARE a few of us 
> folk that still want to use this list for operational purposes.

+1 

David, can you setup an  ausnog.politcis  ?  so we can reset the mute
level on this list so it is ACTUALLY used for its purpose. 

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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Sam Silvester
Luckily while a very male-dominated industry, we're not lacking eminently
qualified and talented women so I'm certain a gender balanced board is
easily achievable.

On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 1:00 PM James Troy <
james.t...@agilityapplications.com> wrote:

> Benno,
>
> As I mentioned on the backlash – here it is…
>
>
>
> You see my response as not very positive or helpful – I think that is
> quite sad really.
>
>
>
> “White dude” – well ½ of that is right… I am actually TSI. I would NEVER
> want to be selected/hired/elected based on this. To the point its why I
> never include it on any application forms, not because im ashamed of who am
> I, but because I want to be selected on merit…
>
>
>
> The difference between my post and Mark’s post was he was offering help to
> the victim, I am offering my thought/advice on a selection/election to a
> board. I can see how you got these confused.
>
>
>
> I really hope there is full representation on any board, job, industry,
> etc. I guess I wasn’t clear enough the first time – Do it on merit. If that
> means on my next job interview I get pipped at the post by a more qualified
> female/different ethnicity/religion person/pigeon then great. Its what I
> want. Equality – real equality; not the quota kind.
>
>
>
> James Troy
>
> Senior Systems Administration
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG  *On Behalf Of *Benno Rice
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 3 October 2018 1:21 PM
> *To:* aus...@ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>
>
>
> So I, too, am a lurker on this list. Hell, I don’t even run any networks
> besides my home one, haven’t done for ages.
>
>
>
> That said I, too, have been watching this with interest and I’ve seen two
> responses, well one response, and one class of responses, that I find
> interesting.
>
>
>
> On the one hand, you’ve got stuff like James here. James is running the
> exact same set of arguments that you normally get from, generally, white
> dudes that feel threatened by any attempt to address the systemic problems
> we have in society in general and tech in particular. Yes, yes I know they
> don’t believe that those problems are there but, well, whatever. I saw
> similar from Noel Butler and from Matthew Young up-thread. All of these
> tend to come across as a knee-jerk reaction against the notion that we
> might actually do something.
>
>
>
> On the other hand we had Mark Newton’s “What I can do to help.” post.
> Instead of a knee-jerk reaction against doing something, he put forward a
> completely reasonable set of steps that he promised to do if someone were
> to come forward. Hell, his set of steps form a pretty good basis for the
> enforcement process of a Code of Conduct.
>
>
>
> One of these messages was positive and valuable. The others were very much
> not.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>   Benno.
>
>
>
> On 3 Oct 2018, at 12:57, James Troy 
> wrote:
>
>
>
> Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the information that
> is often posted here to be quite valuable; I have also been watching this
> thread with a particular keen interest.
>
>
>
> Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and ‘gender
> diversity’ was going to get pushed.
>
>
>
> Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not acceptable.
> Yes IT as an industry is over-represented by males; however to second you
> start to include someone in something like a board selection based solely
> on their genitalia is the second you loose any credibility. I wholy
> subscribe to the idea of the ‘best person for the job’
>
>
>
> If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine, they are all
> selected on their merits.
>
>
>
> Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an entirely
> different can. Ie: is there someone of
> Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI background? No? wow wouldn’t that be
> racist?
>
>
>
> Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.
>
>
>
> I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long way to go
> to be fully inclusive of all participants, regardless of
> race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on gender,
> percentages, inclusion policies is _*not*_ the way to get the recognition
> that some hard-working people deserve. If I worked in a female dominated
> industry (teaching, midwifery, childcare, etc) I would want to be selected
> for something like this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition –
> not simply to be the token male.
>
>
>
> We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support our
> col

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Guy Ellis

There are some views here that would be very welcome in the Liberal Party.

Please go away and join them!

- G.


On 3/10/2018 1:16 PM, Robert Brockway wrote:

On Tue, 2 Oct 2018, Paul Wilkins wrote:


The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.

While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and 
they're

all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.

That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives 
rise to

an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.


I strongly recommend against appointing someone on the basis of 
gender, or other physical characteristics.  Similarly, in the case of 
an election, I recommend against reserving seats on the basis of 
gender or other physical characteristics.


The most promising candidates should be considered regardless of their
gender or other physical characteristics.

I stand by merit based promotion, election and appointment.  There are a
growing number of people in our society who are arguing against
meritocracy.  The site below refers specifically to open source software
(or, as I prefer to call it, FOSS) but the movement against merit is
broader than that.

https://postmeritocracy.org/
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread James Troy
Benno,

As I mentioned on the backlash – here it is…

 

You see my response as not very positive or helpful – I think that is quite sad 
really.

 

“White dude” – well ½ of that is right… I am actually TSI. I would NEVER want 
to be selected/hired/elected based on this. To the point its why I never 
include it on any application forms, not because im ashamed of who am I, but 
because I want to be selected on merit…

 

The difference between my post and Mark’s post was he was offering help to the 
victim, I am offering my thought/advice on a selection/election to a board. I 
can see how you got these confused.

 

I really hope there is full representation on any board, job, industry, etc. I 
guess I wasn’t clear enough the first time – Do it on merit. If that means on 
my next job interview I get pipped at the post by a more qualified 
female/different ethnicity/religion person/pigeon then great. Its what I want. 
Equality – real equality; not the quota kind.

 


James Troy

Senior Systems Administration

 

 

From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of Benno Rice
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 1:21 PM
To: aus...@ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

 

So I, too, am a lurker on this list. Hell, I don’t even run any networks 
besides my home one, haven’t done for ages.

 

That said I, too, have been watching this with interest and I’ve seen two 
responses, well one response, and one class of responses, that I find 
interesting.

 

On the one hand, you’ve got stuff like James here. James is running the exact 
same set of arguments that you normally get from, generally, white dudes that 
feel threatened by any attempt to address the systemic problems we have in 
society in general and tech in particular. Yes, yes I know they don’t believe 
that those problems are there but, well, whatever. I saw similar from Noel 
Butler and from Matthew Young up-thread. All of these tend to come across as a 
knee-jerk reaction against the notion that we might actually do something.

 

On the other hand we had Mark Newton’s “What I can do to help.” post. Instead 
of a knee-jerk reaction against doing something, he put forward a completely 
reasonable set of steps that he promised to do if someone were to come forward. 
Hell, his set of steps form a pretty good basis for the enforcement process of 
a Code of Conduct.

 

One of these messages was positive and valuable. The others were very much not.

 

Cheers,

  Benno.





On 3 Oct 2018, at 12:57, James Troy mailto:james.t...@agilityapplications.com> > wrote:

 

Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the information that is 
often posted here to be quite valuable; I have also been watching this thread 
with a particular keen interest.

 

Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and ‘gender diversity’ 
was going to get pushed.

 

Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not acceptable. Yes IT 
as an industry is over-represented by males; however to second you start to 
include someone in something like a board selection based solely on their 
genitalia is the second you loose any credibility. I wholy subscribe to the 
idea of the ‘best person for the job’

 

If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine, they are all 
selected on their merits.

 

Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an entirely 
different can. Ie: is there someone of Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI 
background? No? wow wouldn’t that be racist?

 

Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.

 

I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long way to go to be 
fully inclusive of all participants, regardless of 
race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on gender, percentages, 
inclusion policies is _not_ the way to get the recognition that some 
hard-working people deserve. If I worked in a female dominated industry 
(teaching, midwifery, childcare, etc) I would want to be selected for something 
like this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition – not simply to be 
the token male. 

 

We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support our colleagues 
when they get targeted and victimised, however I also agree that if an 
accusation is made, and reported to the ‘other company’ then it should also be 
accompanied with proof – too often we are seeing the #MeToo being used as a 
weapon to destroy people – predominately men – without a shread of proof.

 

I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum for that proof 
and that is best handled between the direct parties – it was suggested at the 
CEO level – this protects the victim, the *Alleged* (I use this term 
deliberately as until it is proof we have due process – innocent until PROVEN 
guilty – same as the media reporting on items that are before the courts.) 
aggressor until a chain of evidence can be established and only then actioned 
upon.

 

Im 

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Benno Rice
So I, too, am a lurker on this list. Hell, I don’t even run any networks 
besides my home one, haven’t done for ages.

That said I, too, have been watching this with interest and I’ve seen two 
responses, well one response, and one class of responses, that I find 
interesting.

On the one hand, you’ve got stuff like James here. James is running the exact 
same set of arguments that you normally get from, generally, white dudes that 
feel threatened by any attempt to address the systemic problems we have in 
society in general and tech in particular. Yes, yes I know they don’t believe 
that those problems are there but, well, whatever. I saw similar from Noel 
Butler and from Matthew Young up-thread. All of these tend to come across as a 
knee-jerk reaction against the notion that we might actually do something.

On the other hand we had Mark Newton’s “What I can do to help.” post. Instead 
of a knee-jerk reaction against doing something, he put forward a completely 
reasonable set of steps that he promised to do if someone were to come forward. 
Hell, his set of steps form a pretty good basis for the enforcement process of 
a Code of Conduct.

One of these messages was positive and valuable. The others were very much not.

Cheers,
Benno.

> On 3 Oct 2018, at 12:57, James Troy  
> wrote:
> 
> Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the information that is 
> often posted here to be quite valuable; I have also been watching this thread 
> with a particular keen interest.
>  
> Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and ‘gender 
> diversity’ was going to get pushed.
>  
> Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not acceptable. Yes 
> IT as an industry is over-represented by males; however to second you start 
> to include someone in something like a board selection based solely on their 
> genitalia is the second you loose any credibility. I wholy subscribe to the 
> idea of the ‘best person for the job’
>  
> If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine, they are all 
> selected on their merits.
>  
> Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an entirely 
> different can. Ie: is there someone of Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI 
> background? No? wow wouldn’t that be racist?
>  
> Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.
>  
> I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long way to go to 
> be fully inclusive of all participants, regardless of 
> race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on gender, percentages, 
> inclusion policies is _not_ the way to get the recognition that some 
> hard-working people deserve. If I worked in a female dominated industry 
> (teaching, midwifery, childcare, etc) I would want to be selected for 
> something like this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition – not 
> simply to be the token male. 
>  
> We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support our colleagues 
> when they get targeted and victimised, however I also agree that if an 
> accusation is made, and reported to the ‘other company’ then it should also 
> be accompanied with proof – too often we are seeing the #MeToo being used as 
> a weapon to destroy people – predominately men – without a shread of proof.
>  
> I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum for that 
> proof and that is best handled between the direct parties – it was suggested 
> at the CEO level – this protects the victim, the *Alleged* (I use this term 
> deliberately as until it is proof we have due process – innocent until PROVEN 
> guilty – same as the media reporting on items that are before the courts.) 
> aggressor until a chain of evidence can be established and only then actioned 
> upon.
>  
> Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…
>  
> James Troy
> Senior Systems Administration
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
>  
> From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of dusty
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
> To: Matthew Young 
> Cc: aus...@ausnog.net List 
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>  
>  
>  
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young  <mailto:m...@mattyoung.net.au>> wrote:
>> “While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
>> Ausnog board.” 
>> People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their gender.
>  
> Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and I’ll show 
> you a deluded patriarchal fool.
>  
>  
>  
>> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net 
>> <mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net>] On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
>> Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Robert Brockway

On Tue, 2 Oct 2018, Paul Wilkins wrote:


The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.

While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.

That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to
an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.


I strongly recommend against appointing someone on the basis of gender, or 
other physical characteristics.  Similarly, in the case of an election, I 
recommend against reserving seats on the basis of gender or other physical 
characteristics.


The most promising candidates should be considered regardless of their
gender or other physical characteristics.

I stand by merit based promotion, election and appointment.  There are a
growing number of people in our society who are arguing against
meritocracy.  The site below refers specifically to open source software
(or, as I prefer to call it, FOSS) but the movement against merit is
broader than that.

https://postmeritocracy.org/
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread andrew khoo
can we all please fork these discussions into a separate thread
or list?

regardless of validity or virtue or other discussions, there ARE
a few of us folk that still want to use this list for operational
purposes.






On October 3, 2018 at 1:09 PM, dusty (dusty...@gmail.com) wrote:

“Merit-based selection”
False equivalences
#metoo denialism (ohnoes won’t someone think of the poor
menfolk??)
“Virtue signalling”

Anyone else hit redpill bingo from this email alone?


On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 15:58, James Troy
 wrote:
Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the
information that is often posted here to be quite valuable; I
have also been watching this thread with a particular keen
interest.

Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and
‘gender diversity’ was going to get pushed.

Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not
acceptable. Yes IT as an industry is over-represented by males;
however to second you start to include someone in something like
a board selection based solely on their genitalia is the second
you loose any credibility. I wholy subscribe to the idea of the
‘best person for the job’

If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine,
they are all selected on their merits.

Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an
entirely different can. Ie: is there someone of
Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI background? No? wow
wouldn’t that be racist?

Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.

I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long
way to go to be fully inclusive of all participants, regardless
of race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on
gender, percentages, inclusion policies is _not_ the way to get
the recognition that some hard-working people deserve. If I
worked in a female dominated industry (teaching, midwifery,
childcare, etc) I would want to be selected for something like
this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition – not simply
to be the token male.

We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support
our colleagues when they get targeted and victimised, however I
also agree that if an accusation is made, and reported to the
‘other company’ then it should also be accompanied with proof –
too often we are seeing the #MeToo being used as a weapon to
destroy people – predominately men – without a shread of proof.

I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum
for that proof and that is best handled between the direct
parties – it was suggested at the CEO level – this protects the
victim, the *Alleged* (I use this term deliberately as until it
is proof we have due process – innocent until PROVEN guilty –
same as the media reporting on items that are before the courts.)
aggressor until a chain of evidence can be established and only
then actioned upon.

Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…




James Troy

Senior Systems Administration





















From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of dusty
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
To: Matthew Young 
Cc: aus...@ausnog.net List 

Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.



On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young
 wrote:
“While we're at it though, there needs to be female
representation on the Ausnog board.”
People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on
their gender.

Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and
I’ll show you a deluded patriarchal fool.



From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf
Of Paul Wilkins
Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
To: aus...@ausnog.net List 
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

"Seems you've never been to a meeting."

The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith 
wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins
 wrote:
>
> The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good
point.
>
> While we're at it though, there needs to be female
representation on the Ausnog board. I see where there's 5
directors been appointed, and they're all men. I'm wondering who
is doing the appointing.
>

Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the
closing session.



> That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard
gives rise to an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a
boy's club.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes 
wrote:
>>
>>
>> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing
it to our attention.
>>
>> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this
nature very seriously. We hope to discuss this further with those
concerned in an attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining
the confidentiality of all parties. If there are any actionable
details we will off

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread dusty
“Merit-based selection”
False equivalences
#metoo denialism (ohnoes won’t someone think of the poor menfolk??)
“Virtue signalling”

Anyone else hit redpill bingo from this email alone?


On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 15:58, James Troy 
wrote:

> Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the information that
> is often posted here to be quite valuable; I have also been watching this
> thread with a particular keen interest.
>
>
>
> Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and ‘gender
> diversity’ was going to get pushed.
>
>
>
> Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not acceptable.
> Yes IT as an industry is over-represented by males; however to second you
> start to include someone in something like a board selection based solely
> on their genitalia is the second you loose any credibility. I wholy
> subscribe to the idea of the ‘best person for the job’
>
>
>
> If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine, they are all
> selected on their merits.
>
>
>
> Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an entirely
> different can. Ie: is there someone of
> Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI background? No? wow wouldn’t that be
> racist?
>
>
>
> Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.
>
>
>
> I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long way to go
> to be fully inclusive of all participants, regardless of
> race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on gender,
> percentages, inclusion policies is _*not*_ the way to get the recognition
> that some hard-working people deserve. If I worked in a female dominated
> industry (teaching, midwifery, childcare, etc) I would want to be selected
> for something like this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition –
> not simply to be the token male.
>
>
>
> We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support our
> colleagues when they get targeted and victimised, however I also agree that
> if an accusation is made, and reported to the ‘other company’ then it
> should also be accompanied with proof – too often we are seeing the #MeToo
> being used as a weapon to destroy people – predominately men – without a
> shread of proof.
>
>
>
> I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum for that
> proof and that is best handled between the direct parties – it was
> suggested at the CEO level – this protects the victim, the **Alleged** (I
> use this term deliberately as until it is proof we have due process –
> innocent until PROVEN guilty – same as the media reporting on items that
> are before the courts.) aggressor until a chain of evidence can be
> established and only then actioned upon.
>
>
>
> Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…
>
>
>
> James Troy
>
> Senior Systems Administration
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG  *On Behalf Of *dusty
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
> *To:* Matthew Young 
> *Cc:* aus...@ausnog.net List 
>
>
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young  wrote:
>
> “While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board.”
>
> People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their
> gender.
>
>
>
> Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and I’ll
> show you a deluded patriarchal fool.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Wilkins
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
> *To:* aus...@ausnog.net List 
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>
>
>
> "Seems you've never been to a meeting."
>
>
>
> The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith  wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
> wrote:
> >
> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
> >
> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
> all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
> >
>
> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing
> session.
>
>
>
> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise
> to an unfortunate impression of the board acti

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread James Troy
Ive long been a member of Ausnog mailing list, I find the information that is 
often posted here to be quite valuable; I have also been watching this thread 
with a particular keen interest.

 

Particularly as I was waiting to see how long the #MeToo and ‘gender diversity’ 
was going to get pushed.

 

Firstly let me say, any assault, sexual or otherwise is not acceptable. Yes IT 
as an industry is over-represented by males; however to second you start to 
include someone in something like a board selection based solely on their 
genitalia is the second you loose any credibility. I wholy subscribe to the 
idea of the ‘best person for the job’

 

If that means 25% of one gender and 75% of another then fine, they are all 
selected on their merits.

 

Anything short of selection based on merits (ie: Gender) opens an entirely 
different can. Ie: is there someone of Asian/African/Australia/aboriginal/TSI 
background? No? wow wouldn’t that be racist?

 

Suddenly people talk gender and its acceptable.

 

I believe that IT, Along with many industries still has a long way to go to be 
fully inclusive of all participants, regardless of 
race/religion/gender/background – but selection based on gender, percentages, 
inclusion policies is _not_ the way to get the recognition that some 
hard-working people deserve. If I worked in a female dominated industry 
(teaching, midwifery, childcare, etc) I would want to be selected for something 
like this based on my work ethics, input, and recognition – not simply to be 
the token male. 

 

We as an industry – and as humans – should be there to support our colleagues 
when they get targeted and victimised, however I also agree that if an 
accusation is made, and reported to the ‘other company’ then it should also be 
accompanied with proof – too often we are seeing the #MeToo being used as a 
weapon to destroy people – predominately men – without a shread of proof.

 

I do however agree that an ausnog post is not the correct forum for that proof 
and that is best handled between the direct parties – it was suggested at the 
CEO level – this protects the victim, the *Alleged* (I use this term 
deliberately as until it is proof we have due process – innocent until PROVEN 
guilty – same as the media reporting on items that are before the courts.) 
aggressor until a chain of evidence can be established and only then actioned 
upon.

 

Im sure I will cop back-lash on this, virtue signalling and all…

 


James Troy

Senior Systems Administration


 


 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of dusty
Sent: Wednesday, 3 October 2018 12:33 PM
To: Matthew Young 
Cc: aus...@ausnog.net List 
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

 

 

 

On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young mailto:m...@mattyoung.net.au> > wrote:

“While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
Ausnog board.” 

People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their gender.

 

Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and I’ll show you 
a deluded patriarchal fool.

 

 

 

From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net 
<mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net> ] On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
To: aus...@ausnog.net <mailto:aus...@ausnog.net>  List mailto:aus...@ausnog.net> >
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

 

"Seems you've never been to a meeting."

 

The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.

 

Kind regards

  <https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif> 


Paul Wilkins

 

 

On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith mailto:markzzzsm...@gmail.com> > wrote:

On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins mailto:paulwilkins...@gmail.com> > wrote:
>
> The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>
> While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're all 
> men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>

Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing session.



> That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to an 
> unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  <mailto:da...@hughes.com.au> > wrote:
>>
>>
>> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
>> attention.
>>
>> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very 
>> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an 
>> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of all 
>> parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance to 

Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread dusty
On Wed, 3 Oct 2018 at 14:59, Matthew Young  wrote:

> “While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board.”
>
> People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their
> gender.
>

Show me a man with a bias-free recruitment/selection process, and I’ll show
you a deluded patriarchal fool.



*From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Wilkins
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
> *To:* aus...@ausnog.net List 
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>
>
>
> "Seems you've never been to a meeting."
>
>
>
> The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith  wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
> wrote:
> >
> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
> >
> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
> all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
> >
>
> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing
> session.
>
>
>
> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise
> to an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Paul Wilkins
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
> attention.
> >>
> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature
> very seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
> >>
> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events
> have never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
> >>
> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
> solution.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
> >> ...
> >> ___
> >> AusNOG mailing list
> >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net
> >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
> >
> > ___
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> > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Matthew Young
“While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
Ausnog board.”

People should be appointed based on their merits, not based on their gender.

From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-boun...@lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
Sent: Tuesday, 2 October 2018 5:50 PM
To: aus...@ausnog.net List 
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

"Seems you've never been to a meeting."

The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.

Kind regards
[https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif]

Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith 
mailto:markzzzsm...@gmail.com>> wrote:
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
mailto:paulwilkins...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>
> While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're all 
> men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>

Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing session.



> That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to an 
> unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes 
> mailto:da...@hughes.com.au>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
>> attention.
>>
>> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very 
>> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an 
>> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of all 
>> parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance to 
>> the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>>
>> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have 
>> never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and supported. 
>>  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other 
>> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable 
>> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>>
>> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not 
>> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We 
>> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader 
>> solution.
>>
>>
>>
>> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
>> ...
>> ___
>> AusNOG mailing list
>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net<mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net>
>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Paul Wilkins
David,
The reason you've not heard of these concerns before is, d'uh, there is no
mechanism to address the issue. And let's be clear,

1) a Stop Thread was issued to refuse the issue a forum.

2) you're only hearing about it now because Bevan passed the information
on, and  so have no choice but to address the concerns.

3) boilerplate governance blandishments aside, I look forward to see how
the boys' club goes about instituting a code of conduct to exclude gender
bias with extra dollops of delicious irony sauce.

If this sounds harsh, you had the opportunity to accept responsibility.
Instead, you referred Bevan to the police, which was an entirely
inappropriate abdication of yours and the board's personal/fiduciary/moral
responsibility.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:49, Paul Wilkins  wrote:

> "Seems you've never been to a meeting."
>
> The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith  wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>> >
>> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on
>> the Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and
>> they're all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>> >
>>
>> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing
>> session.
>>
>>
>>
>> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise
>> to an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> >
>> > Paul Wilkins
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
>> attention.
>> >>
>> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature
>> very seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
>> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
>> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
>> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>> >>
>> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events
>> have never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
>> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
>> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
>> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>> >>
>> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
>> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
>> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
>> solution.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
>> >> ...
>> >> ___
>> >> AusNOG mailing list
>> >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net
>> >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
>> >
>> > ___
>> > AusNOG mailing list
>> > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net
>> > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
>>
>
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Paul Wilkins
"Seems you've never been to a meeting."

The verity of this statement cannot be overexaggerated.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:42, Mark Smith  wrote:

> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins 
> wrote:
> >
> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
> >
> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
> all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
> >
>
> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing
> session.
>
>
>
> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise
> to an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Paul Wilkins
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
> attention.
> >>
> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature
> very seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
> >>
> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events
> have never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
> >>
> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
> solution.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
> >> ...
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Paul Wilkins
Thanks for that Nathan.

Though I have to disagree, and refer you to the Sex Discrimination Act,
where you can't structurally exclude women from engaging in public life.
Private Corporation regardless.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:11, Nathan Brookfield <
nathan.brookfi...@simtronic.com.au> wrote:

> As announced at the conference, the AUSNOG Pty Ltd will soon no longer
> exist and a new non for profit association will be formed with the members
> of this list being members of the association.
>
>
>
> This will involve a constitution and the directors being responsible to
> the members and I would hope the election of a board by the membership, if
> females nominate to be elected to the board then we can only hope that they
> are elected.
>
>
>
> The perspective of a female board member, maybe more than one would I’m
> sure be welcomed but while AUSNOG is a company, they can do what they want,
> how they want and with the directors of the for profit company they choose.
>
>
>
> Kindest Regards,
>
> Nathan Brookfield (VK2NAB)
>
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> *From:* AusNOG  *On Behalf Of *Paul
> Wilkins
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 2, 2018 4:50 PM
> *To:* aus...@ausnog.net List 
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.
>
>
>
> The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>
> While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
> all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>
> That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to
> an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
>
>
> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
> attention.
>
> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very
> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>
> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have
> never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>
> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
> solution.
>
>
>
> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Mark Smith
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 17:41, Mark Smith  wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins  wrote:
> >
> > The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
> >
> > While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
> > Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're 
> > all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
> >
>
> Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing session.
>

*conference

>
>
> > That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to 
> > an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > Paul Wilkins
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
> >> attention.
> >>
> >> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very 
> >> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an 
> >> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of 
> >> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance 
> >> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
> >>
> >> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have 
> >> never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and 
> >> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from 
> >> other organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy 
> >> suitable for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
> >>
> >> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not 
> >> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We 
> >> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader 
> >> solution.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Mark Smith
On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:50, Paul Wilkins  wrote:
>
> The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.
>
> While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the 
> Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're all 
> men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.
>

Seems you've never been to a meeting. That's covered in the closing session.



> That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to an 
> unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Paul Wilkins
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:
>>
>>
>> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
>> attention.
>>
>> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very 
>> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an 
>> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of all 
>> parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance to 
>> the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>>
>> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have 
>> never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and supported. 
>>  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other 
>> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable 
>> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>>
>> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not 
>> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We 
>> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader 
>> solution.
>>
>>
>>
>> David - on behalf of the AusNOG Board
>> ...
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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Nathan Brookfield
As announced at the conference, the AUSNOG Pty Ltd will soon no longer exist 
and a new non for profit association will be formed with the members of this 
list being members of the association.

This will involve a constitution and the directors being responsible to the 
members and I would hope the election of a board by the membership, if females 
nominate to be elected to the board then we can only hope that they are elected.

The perspective of a female board member, maybe more than one would I’m sure be 
welcomed but while AUSNOG is a company, they can do what they want, how they 
want and with the directors of the for profit company they choose.

Kindest Regards,
Nathan Brookfield (VK2NAB)

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From: AusNOG  On Behalf Of Paul Wilkins
Sent: Tuesday, October 2, 2018 4:50 PM
To: aus...@ausnog.net List 
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.

While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the Ausnog 
board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're all men. I'm 
wondering who is doing the appointing.

That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to an 
unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins

On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes 
mailto:da...@hughes.com.au>> wrote:

We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our 
attention.

This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very 
seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an attempt 
to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of all parties.  
If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance to the party 
involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.

Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have 
never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and supported.  
We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other organisations 
and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable for AusNOG events 
and mailing lists.

The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not 
acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We will 
attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader solution.



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Re: [AusNOG] Sexual harassment in our industry.

2018-10-02 Thread Paul Wilkins
The need for a Code of Conduct has been raised and it's a good point.

While we're at it though, there needs to be female representation on the
Ausnog board. I see where there's 5 directors been appointed, and they're
all men. I'm wondering who is doing the appointing.

That they couldn't find a woman up to the required standard gives rise to
an unfortunate impression of the board acting as a boy's club.

Kind regards

Paul Wilkins


On Tue, 2 Oct 2018 at 16:10, David Hughes  wrote:

>
> We thank Bevan for raising this important issue and bringing it to our
> attention.
>
> This is a complex situation and we take any allegation of this nature very
> seriously.  We hope to discuss this further with those concerned in an
> attempt to establish specifics, while maintaining the confidentiality of
> all parties.  If there are any actionable details we will offer assistance
> to the party involved if they wish to escalate the matter further.
>
> Even though issues regarding the behaviour of delegates at our events have
> never been raised with us, we want our attendees to feel safe and
> supported.  We have commenced a review of policies and processes from other
> organisations and will work with our solicitors to draft a policy suitable
> for AusNOG events and mailing lists.
>
> The organisers of AusNOG believe that behaviour of this nature is not
> acceptable at any conference, function, or workplace in our industry.  We
> will attempt to engage the leaders of our industry to push for a broader
> solution.
>
>
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