As also not official, let me say that the vagueness of identity, lack of
research oversight and inclusion of transphobia in your "piece" makes every
concern about this article legitimate.
I do not apologize.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 8:22 AM Craig Boman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Sunni,
>
> On behalf of the leaderless Code4lib community, for which I have no
> authority to represent, please allow us to apologize. In my short time
> participating in Code4lib it has been clear to me that Code4lib has been a
> place to talk about gender issues in library coding communities
> <https://code4lib.org/c4l18-keynote-statement/>. It has been a place to
> discuss diversity and inclusion in library coding communities
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWLSbIj4JjA>. As others have stated, I
> would like to reiterate that Code4lib is certainly a place to talk about
> sexual harassment within our technology perspectives; we are not sweeping
> this under the rug. Although this was not your first time posting to our
> listserv, we welcome and encourage your ongoing participation. We may not
> always get it right, but we hope to learn.
>
> Sincerely,
> Craig
>
> (he/him/his)
> Craig Boman, MLIS (Ph.D. student)
> Discovery Services Librarian and
> Assistant Librarian
> Miami University Libraries
>
> 302 King Library
> [log in to unmask]
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>
> "There is no education as that which comes from participation in the
> constant stream of events." - Jane Addams (1902, p. 93) Craig Bowman Craig
> Bauman
>
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 7:38 PM Mike Giarlo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Code4Lib has always been home both to technical and social conversations
> > (and everything in between). The mailing list blurb may not effectively
> > convey this, but this has been true for over 12-13 years in my
> experience.
> > Discussions of what Code4Libbers can do to increase awareness of sexual
> > harassment in our world is *not* off-topic.
> >
> > What is off-topic, and off-base, is some of the inappropriate ad hominem
> > remarks in this thread that may have a chilling effect on the discussion.
> > We all play a part in making Code4Lib a welcoming place, and I'm sorry
> that
> > not all of us have lived up to that.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mike Giarlo
> >
> > Software Engineer & Architect
> >
> > Digital Library Systems & Services
> >
> > Stanford Libraries
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Edward
> > Almasy <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 15:09
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Note [administratativia]
> >
> > On Jul 2, 2019, at 1:03pm, Monica Westin <[log in to unmask]>
> > quoted:
> > > *This mailing list provides a forum for discussion all things relating
> > to programming code for libraries. This is a place to discuss particular
> > programming languages, but also provides a place to discuss the issues of
> > programming in libraries in general*
> >
> > I think discussion about sexual harassment issues is crucial, in the
> > library world and throughout our society, but it seems to me a stretch to
> > construe the above as having been intended to include it.
> >
> > One solution, used by some other communities, would be to create a new
> > "sister" list, named something like CODE4LIB-COMMUNITY, for discussion of
> > non-technical topics important to the Code4Lib community.
> >
> > Ed
> >
> >
> > --
> > Edward Almasy <[log in to unmask]>
> > Director • Internet Scout Research Group
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> > 608-262-6606 (voice) • 608-265-9296 (fax)
> >
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