Thank you. I know that this must have been a difficult decision, but it
is the right one. The two individuals will have other fora in which to
pursue their views, so this decision is not about stiffling free speech,
but ensuring the list is used for the pupose desired by the overwhelming
majority of its members. I also would like to thank Alison for her
patience.
David Elliman
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From: Geoffrey Rendle <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 02/08/2007 00:43:46
Subject: RadStats Troika decision to remove two individuals from the
JISCmail list
The Radical Statistics Group troika has asked the list-owner of its
discussion list to remove John Barker and Martin Sewell from the list,
with
immediate effect.
When anyone first joined the list, they will have received our policy
statement about contributing to it. That statement explained both the
aims
of RadStats and (in the section reproduced below) the limits that list
members should respect, in line with jisc mail policy.
We want discussion to be as open as possible, but recent emails from
these
two contributors have gone way beyond what is acceptable. Their tone
has
become increasingly offensive and aggressive, and their content
inconsistent
with RadStats' aims to promote equality and social justice.
These concerns don't come just from the troika. Many contributors have
complained to us, and several have left the list altogether, a trend
that
looks likely to continue unless we take this action.
Finally, the troika would like to express complete confidence in Alison
Macfarlane as our list owner. We deplore the derogatory language which
some
other contributors have used about her personally.
Geoffrey Rendle
after discussion with Shailen Nandy and others
1 August 2007
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