George, I can only offer a big "+1" to all this, I appreciate you drafting it. I think an open question for me is "how can we make this maximally 'discoverable' in relevant channels?", especially for new community members. peace, gunner On 10/11/2018 06:21 AM, George wrote: > I know there's occasional issues regarding how some people interact on > IRC and mailing lists, and I also know there's no magic bullets to > ensure a friendly environment. But I jotted down this as a draft for the > content of some solution or another. I don't know the form it would > take, but at least it's a start at the substance. > > **** > > Tor Project channels such as mailing lists and IRC are primarily > populated by diverse, uncompensated volunteers and privacy enthusiasts, > with a wide range of native languages and computer experience, dwelling > in an array of real-life conditions. > > The average online participant is motivated to assist others or seek > help in circumventing censorship and mitigating surveillance. > > On that note, we implore everyone to maintain a friendly and collegial > tone. You are unlikely to personally know other online dwellers, so > realize their own physical circumstances may be very different from your > perceptions. > > Online Tor channel participants might not be fluent in the most commonly > used languages, in particular English. Interpretations and tones are > easily deceptive, even among speakers of English variants. Conducting > oneself with patience and understanding is vital in keeping online > discourse collaborative and productive. > > In other cases, online Tor participants may not be expert computer > users. Clearly phrasing technical questions isn't an innate ability, and > more experienced users should look to ask simple, non-patronizing > questions to help them articulate issues they face. > > Finally and maybe most importantly, online participants may be in > high-pressure environments, from dodging the watchful eyes of management > or more starkly, evading an oppressive government. Possible > repercussions for engaging in the Tor online community could mean loss > of employment, harassment or worse. > > Keep that in mind when engaging in online Tor channels. Patience and > understanding, in addition to a imaginative empathy, allows us to make > our community stronger and more capable of assisting each other. > > -- Allen Gunn Executive Director, Aspiration www.aspirationtech.org Aspiration: "Better Tools for a Better World" Read our Manifesto: https://aspirationtech.org/publications/manifesto Twitter: www.twitter.com/aspirationtech
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