Statement on revising the text of https://boycott-ietf127.org/

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Dear all,

yesterday, in the context of the discussion around the location of
IETF127, https://boycott-ietf127.org/ was created by my Ph.D. student Q
Misell, and also posted to the list by me yesterday.

Several people since voiced general support of it as a form of finding
consensus. However, there were also some concerns regarding the
specific wording of some parts of the text.

We discussed these concerns and associated suggestions for changing the
text today. Based on the feedback, we concluded that the wording was
indeed prone to misunderstanding and born out of the strong personal
reaction to having her visa revoked and receiving a life-time ban of
entry based on personal identity.

In the spirit of continuously refining text, we hence reworded the
document to make the intent more clear;

- It is not about abstract threats, but instead concerns tangible 
  action that has been taken by the US administration which makes 
  crossing the US border inherently unsafe for some attendees.

- The site should serve a bottom-up consensus finding within the 
  community on criteria to assess the impact of the ongoing 
  developments and the impact it has on peoples ability and willingness
  to attend a meeting in the US.

We thank everyone who brought up that feedback, and of course also
appreciate any further input and suggestions on the current wording as
well ('Please send text.' ;-)).

With best regards,
Tobias





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