On Tuesday 10 December 2013, freebirds@fastmail.fm wrote:
The communication problem not being resolved feels unsettling. Aaron J. Seigo recommends holding IRC meetings. Siarhei Siamashka bullies him. Luke, Joem and I defend Aaron Seigo. Siarhei Siamashka bullies Joem for definding Aaron Seigo. Aaron Seigo and Joem try defending themselves. The other members are silent. Are they bullied into silence?
I just joined few days ago so I can't really tell, but there may be things that I see working in other communities that may be applicable here: a more clear roadmap done with periodic irc meetings as Aaron suggested would help.
Also, many communities have a code of conduct agreed upon. Disagreements are things that do happen, this is unavoidable (and healthy, even), what should be avoidable is disagreements degenerating in attacks or flamewars. To be able to say that somebody has crossed the line, is important that the line is clearly defined in the first place, would probably avoid some misunderstandings.
Just my 2 cents from someone that is still an outsider, so take it with a grain of salt :)
Cheers, Marco Martin