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There was a major dispute going on between various participants of the Forums...

The issues were ported to [http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=123 the new Forum dispute resolution area] and resolved FootNote(I took it upon myself to port a lot of stuff that may have been posted by others. The grouping of the issues of a few people by smurf complicated things. I took care to address everything and apologize for any inconvenience if something was missed - Azz).

Comments

• (by ["mdke"]) Much progress has been made on [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=100069 this thread] to discuss, address and resolve the broader issues raised by the recent problems. The discussion was very productive and has resulted in the following policy changes:

  • Read-only access to the Jail so that users can see all threads which have been moved (see [http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=555933&postcount=176 here]).

  • Revision of staff guidelines for deleting posts (which will be discouraged), and implementation of a new secure and trackable methods of editing and moving posts (same link as above).

  • Implementation of a Forum Resolution Team for handling disputes (see [http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=556112&postcount=180 here] for the proposal, and [http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=123 here] for the implementation).

  • Consideration will also be given to other proposals made: such as the signing of the code of conduct by staff.
• I believe that some of the personal bickering that has gone on is unlikely to end quickly, because people on both sides have become too personally involved in the arguments (in breach of the code of conduct), but the bigger picture for me is that things are happening which will ensure that the deeper problems highlighted by this situation will be resolved. I consider this a very happy and constructive result.