<div dir="ltr">dear friends,<div><br></div><div>complaints seem to be going around that people have been either excluded or not accepted in the p2p-f list</div><div><br></div><div>just to clarify, the list subscription is based on self-registration and everyone can join</div>
<div><br></div><div>the list is moderated against overt personal attacks; this is the only thing we are normally firm on ... with personal attacks we mean direct attacks against the integrity of persons, especially with false accusations. When this happened in the past, it took weeks to take such final discussions, which to my knowledge, have only happened once or twice since 2006.</div>
<div><br></div><div>As most of you know, in related lists, Bernardo Gutierrez openly threatened to publish private emails if I did not stop publishing independent evaluations of the flok experience; and I have had other private and more friendly emails from flok mgt associates asking me why I am spreading critical material. The answer is simple, we are pluralistic and have spread various perspectives for and against different p2p issues, since at least 2002. This is our right of free speech and we're not going to stop either by responding by self-censorhip to friendly requests, or outrights threats. In my 15 years of activity, this is the first time, and all related to flok, that my right to curate material has been challenged so systematically, and I consider it characterist of a mode of operation which I reject.</div>
<div><br></div><div>This being said, until now, and for several years, no one has either been excluded or prevented from joining us, and this is very different from the practice on the flok lists which for good or bad reasons, have consciously excluded people.</div>
<div><br></div><div>People on this list should just focus on their political arguments and refrain from personal attacks, especially from defamation and false accusations. If anyone does such thing, he will get a warning and a public discussion may ensue about the wisdom of taking measures, which are always a last resort.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Please note that defamation is different from critiquing and discussing actions based on facts. For example, if I say that Bernardo has threathened me, that is a verifiable fact on the fb group where it happened, this is not defamation, but reacting to a concrete public action.</div>
<div><br></div><div>To my knowledge, recently and for a very long time, no one has been consciously excluded nor prevented from joining. If you think this has happened, my guess is that this are technical issues that have to be discussed with the list moderator, who can help.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I believe that person is Kevin, in cc. I have zero technical powers of exclusion of this list, drastic measures need to be discussed first publicly and then confirmed by the core contributors.</div><div>
<br></div><div>As I have no technical skills sufficient to help you, please contact the list moderator in case of issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Michel<br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div><b>Please note an intrusion wiped out my inbox on February 8; I have no record of previous communication, proposals, etc ..</b></div>
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