RFC 7776 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2016

IETF Anti-Harassment Procedures

Overview

RFC 7776, “IETF Anti-Harassment Procedures”, is a Best Current Practice document published in March 2016 by P. Resnick, A. Farrel. It updates RFC 2418. It has since been updated by RFC 8716. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

IETF Participants must not engage in harassment while at IETF meetings, virtual meetings, or social events or while participating in mailing lists. This document lays out procedures for managing and enforcing this policy.

This document updates RFC 2418 by defining new working group guidelines and procedures. This document updates RFC 7437 by allowing the Ombudsteam to form a recall petition without further signatories.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC updates
RFC 2418
Updated by
RFC 8716
Other RFCs from 2016