I know this doesn't fix the underlying problem, but in the interim as
someone who does git/markdown regularly and is very comfortable with it, if
you have a proposed correction/suggestion for the code of conduct and don't
feel comfortable submitting a PR, I will volunteer to format and submit on
your behalf.
- Dave Mayo (he/him)
On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 11:07 AM Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan_at_nd.edu> wrote:
> On Jul 11, 2019, at 4:09 PM, Kate Deibel <
> 0000001fd0f2bb98-dmarc-request_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> wrote:
>
> > For people who lack either github or git knowledge and don't want to
> just try to read the diff outputs, here are the links you need...
> >
> > --
> > Katherine Deibel | PhD
> > Inclusion & Accessibility Librarian
> > Syracuse University Libraries
> > T 315.443.7178
> > kndeibel_at_syr.edu
> > 222 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244
> > Syracuse University
>
>
> One thing I hope to see in the revision/update to our codes-of-conduct is
> in regards to signatures; personally, I think each posting to the mailing
> list ought to be non-anonymous.
>
> With the advent of some sort of new SMTP enhancement called DMARC, it is
> possible to post to LISTSERV applications (like ours) and have your email
> address obfuscated, like above. This is apparently a feature. [0] Yes,
> direct replies to an address like
> 0000001fd0f2bb98-dmarc-request_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG do make it back to the
> original sender, but without some sort of signature can be very difficult
> to know to whom one is replying.
>
> I think any poster to the mailing ought to be easily identifiable. One
> ought to be able to easily know the name of the poster, their affiliation,
> and their email address. Such makes things: 1) more transparent, and 2)
> lends credibility to the post. Even if I don't sign this message you can
> see that my name is Eric Morgan, I work for Notre Dame, and my address is
> emorgan_at_nd.edu. The posting above works because there is/was a full
> signature. Postings from firstname_lastname_at_gmail.com are difficult to
> swallow but I can live with them. But postings from EM <
> 0000001fd0f2bb98-dmarc-request_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG> with no signature I think
> are not respectful. Remember, "On the Internet, nobody knows you are a
> dog." [1]
>
> [0] dmarc - https://www.lsoft.com/news/dmarc-issue1-2018.asp
> [1] dog -
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_you're_a_dog
>
> --
> Eric Morgan
> University of Notre Dame
>
> 574/631-8604
>
Received on Fri Jul 12 2019 - 11:40:03 EDT