I think that Arisia (in the form of the current leadership) are handling the matter correctly. The relevant watchphrase here is "Speech has consequences." Yes, free speech exists, but whatever you say has real-life consequences -- both for you and lots of other people. Arisia aside, people have gotten fired from their jobs for things they've said on FB or in other social media.
If someone is a red-pill MRA certifiable a**hole, or a vocal fascist in any medium, or a transphobe who keeps doubling down on their arguments and misgendering people, and it comes to the attention of Arisia leadership, they are perfectly justified in punting the person from panels, leadership roles, or whatever other events they choose. That's the bright line.
For less-bright lines -- individual incidents, mistakes, temporary insanity, thoughtlessness, etc., -- that's why we have humans and not machines in charge of this process. I like the "check for patterns" behavior. That's more likely to identify and punish bad actors than people who were randomly thoughtless. The humans who are currently in charge clearly have the right priorities and are working to make things better.
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Date: 2019-01-01 04:47 pm (UTC)If someone is a red-pill MRA certifiable a**hole, or a vocal fascist in any medium, or a transphobe who keeps doubling down on their arguments and misgendering people, and it comes to the attention of Arisia leadership, they are perfectly justified in punting the person from panels, leadership roles, or whatever other events they choose. That's the bright line.
For less-bright lines -- individual incidents, mistakes, temporary insanity, thoughtlessness, etc., -- that's why we have humans and not machines in charge of this process. I like the "check for patterns" behavior. That's more likely to identify and punish bad actors than people who were randomly thoughtless. The humans who are currently in charge clearly have the right priorities and are working to make things better.
Good luck!