<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I would encourage members to make a complaint to the committee regarding this behaviour, it's not acceptable on any level.<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 19 Dec 2022 at 09:07, Daniel Pocock <<a href="mailto:daniel@pocock.com.au" target="_blank">daniel@pocock.com.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
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On 18/12/2022 22:19, Lyndsey Jackson via linux-aus wrote:<br>
> Can we have the constitution updated so that I don't have to feel<br>
> concerned that this man, who I don't know can stop claiming a right to<br>
> my private contact details? <br>
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"this man": there is a hint of sexism there, demonizing men. Some men,<br>
like some women, really are demons but most are not.<br>
<br>
This clause in a constitution protects the integrity of the association.<br>
In any organization that is serious about its cause, it is imperative<br>
that members can work around the committee and talk to each other<br>
directly. If you just want to be an anonymous groupie then you can<br>
resign and join one of millions of impotent facebook groups.<br>
<br>
The British have a real-world version of facebook, they call it<br>
kettling. Like soccer, it never really caught on in Australia to the<br>
same extent as the UK.<br>
<br>
Look at the crisis in Twitter when Elon Musk closed the accounts of<br>
leading journalists last week. That is why it is so important that<br>
humans can contact each other directly and not be at the mercy of<br>
thin-skinned dictators and algorithms.<br>
<br>
With that in mind, I put the email addresses from the<br>
<a href="mailto:linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au" target="_blank">linux-aus@lists.linux.org.au</a> mailing list on CC.<br>
<br>
Lyndsey, if you really care about your privacy then please listen to the<br>
adults and stop using gmail.<br>
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Regards,<br>
<br>
Daniel<br>
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