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 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> On Jul 11, 2019, at 4:09 PM, Kate Deibel <
> [log in to unmask]> 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
> > [log in to unmask]
> > 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
> [log in to unmask] 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
> [log in to unmask] The posting above works because there is/was a full
> signature. Postings from [log in to unmask] are difficult to
> swallow but I can live with them. But postings from EM <
> [log in to unmask]> 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
>