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Clarify position on anonymity and confidentiality of reporting #22

Open openscience-mooc opened 3 years ago

openscience-mooc commented 3 years ago

Recently I looked at CoCs from some organizations to see if they have anonymous reporting. It seems like this CoC creates a possibility of anonymous reporting (by phone or untraceable email), but not a specific mechanism for it. I also did not see any clarification of whether reports would stay confidential.

There are arguments for and against anonymity, confidentiality, and transparency. However, I think all parties would be well-served by having clear guidance before they are confronted with a situation or report.

prettychicagoboy1 commented 6 months ago

Recently I looked at CoCs from some organizations to see if they have anonymous reporting. It seems like this CoC creates a possibility of anonymous reporting (by phone or untraceable email), but not a specific mechanism for it. I also did not see any clarification of whether reports would stay confidential.

There are arguments for and against anonymity, confidentiality, and transparency. However, I think all parties would be well-served by having clear guidance before they are confronted with a situation or report.

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