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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:17:10 +0000
From: Bob Ham <rah@settrans.net>
To: <support@freenode.net>
Subject: Violation of freenode policy by ##feminist
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Hi there,

The channel ##feminist has a policy called "Misandrist Monday", stated 
in the channel topic, whereby men are not permitted to speak within the 
channel on a Monday.  This is discrimination based on gender, which 
violates Freenode's policy, specifically:

   "We do NOT tolerate discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, 
gender or sexual preference"
   -- http://www.freenode.net/policy.shtml

I spoke to a member of staff, thumbs, in #freenode who told me to email 
this address.  I was told to try and resolve the situation with the 
channel founder but I am banned from the channel and cannot access the 
access list.  The ops that I have dealt with in the past do not respond 
to /msg; presumably they have me on ignore.  I also spoke to a member of 
staff, mist, who told me that they did not have time to discuss Freenode 
policy.

"Misandry Monday" is in essence, hate speech and is a very serious 
problem.  The behaviour of the channel's ops has been noted elsewhere, 
even by others who are members of groups fighting for equality.  
SylvieLorxu is one particular user who feels strongly about the 
channel's policy of misandry and joined me in complaining about their 
anti-male rhetoric in #freenode.

I would like Freenode to instruct the ops in ##feminist to cease 
discriminating against people based on gender.

Yours sincerely,

rah

-- 
Bob Ham <rah@settrans.net>

for (;;) { ++pancakes; }