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Re: Deactivated

 

On Fri, Jun 28, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Stephen Michael Kellat wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:58:25 -0400
> Scott Randby <srandby@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I was just received this message with no reply address:
>>
>> "The status of your membership in the team Ubuntu Ohio (ubuntu-us-ohio)
>> was changed by Stephen Michael Kellat (skellat) from Approved to
>> Deactivated."
>>
>> This is very unfriendly. How do you expect to build the group by kicking
>> people out for no reason and not providing a way to respond?
>>
>> Scott Randby
>>
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> Removals of members undertaken today were against a lookup done on Launchpad for status relative to having signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.  Apparently this was a requirement for being part of the LoCo before I took over as leader but was not enforced for some time.  I apologize for the curtness of the automatic message kicked out by Launchpad notifying that this had been done.  After over a month of stating that action would be taken to remove those who have not signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct and after over a month of urging members to clear up their signing status, action was regretfully taken.
>
> To build a community we have to have a common core to rally around.  We have been lacking that for some time.  Anyone who received a deactivation notice today can rejoin the LoCo provided their Launchpad profile shows that they have signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.

That involves forcing people to do something they may not want to do
in order to achieve some kind of unnecessary uniformity.

> I don't like doing things like this and take no pleasure in it.  The stagnating status quo had to change.  After asking over six weeks, more direct action was taken instead.

Expulsions aren't going to magically make people want to be more
active.  In fact, that is guaranteed to cause the opposite effect.

Best wishes,
Mike


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