On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 8:19 AM, Nathan <nawr...@gmail.com> wrote: > Here are the ethical principles I think you're espousing: >
I don't think you read my message very carefully. > > 1) Vicious, hurtful gossip and speculation about a female executive's > private personal life is acceptable > No, inaccurate. Rather: "Private speculation about other people's personal lives is to be expected, and for the most part is neither vicious nor hurtful." > 2) People who point out that this is a ridiculous position are > manufacturing "outrage" to fuel drama > No, I never ascribed intent, and am confident the intent to fuel drama is not there. > 3) Recapping the whole sordid situation on a public, international mailing > list is appropriate > No, I have not recapped the whole situation. What I think is appropriate is that we find a way to bring the situation to a calm conclusion of some kind. I think the ED has far more options at her disposal than anybody else, as well as a fair amount of responsibility for it happening in the first place, but to date hasn't done anything about it. I think it's appropriate to voice concerns about a situation that appears to be having a strong impact on the existing social structure of Wikipedia. Finger-wagging about minor gossip is a distraction from the important dynamics. -Pete _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
