Inappropriate tone on this mailing list and requirement for governance

[Loïc Martin]

Res wrote:
>> willing to explain them (once) if asked.
>> A closed FL/OSS anything smells hypocritical to me.
> 
> its all about accountability to the list owners, any discussion 
> should be in relation only to a breach of the CoC, nothing more.

I think you summed it right. The Community Council is the one 
responsible for the decisions, because moderators are only applying the 
Code of Conduct. Should somebody feel he has been treated unfairly, such 
matter can be ultimately be brought before the Council. Which then will 
have to reassess either the choice of moderators, or more probably the 
formation/instructions given to them. Of course, it's highly unlikely 
any need for it will arise - moderators are hold to standards even 
stricter than what the CoC asks.

There's no "secrecy" anywhere. The moderation is done in-list, and 
should somebody feel they have been treated unfairly, they can email the 
moderators (just a look at the mailing list description, or at a 
possible moderator mailing list's subscribers). Even when private 
emailing, you get to keep the emails in your sentbox and inbox, and so 
do the moderators (in case only one receive a subscriber's reply, it's 
easy to forward for discussion).

Loïc