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To agree with several others: it would be a serious problem to declare discussions of sexual harassment off-topic, in this or any other forum. Jim 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 > Computer Sciences Dept • U of Wisconsin - Madison > 1210 W Dayton St • Madison WI 53706 • 3HCV+J6 > 608-262-6606 (voice) • 608-265-9296 (fax) > -- *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLISDigital Projects Coordinator* *Catherwood Library* ILR School Cornell University 239D Ives Hall Ithaca, NY 14853 p 607.255.8688 f 607.255.9641 e [log in to unmask] orcid.org/0000-0002-8238-4196 http://catherwood.library.cornell.edu/ *It takes work.* *Pronouns: he/him/his*