On 09/10/2020 04.04, Ivan Pozdeev via Python-Dev wrote:
I don't see the point of requiring to "write an apology", especially *before a 12-month ban*. If they understand that their behavior is wrong, there's no need for a ban, at least not such a long one; if they don't, they clearly aren't going to write it, at least not now (they might later, after a few weeks or months, having cooled down and thought it over). So all it would achieve is public shaming AFAICS. Same issue with the threat of "zero tolerance policy" -- it's completely unnecessary and only serves to humiliate and alienate the recipient.
I have been the victim of Stefan's CoC violations on more than one occasion. He added me to nosy list of a ticket just to offend and humiliate me. For this reason I personally asked the SC to make a sincere apology a mandatory requirement for Stefan's reinstatement as a core dev. I would have been fine with a private apology. However Stefan has also verbally attacked non-core contributors. In one case another core dev and I contacted the contribute in private to apologize and ensure that the contributor was not alienated by Stefan's attitude. Therefore it makes sense that the SC has requested a public, general apology. Why are you more concerned with the reputation of a repeated offender and not with the feelings of multiple victims of harassment? As a victim of Stefan's behavior I feel that an apology is the first step to reconcile and rebuild trust. Christian