Dear colleagues, As I explained in my previous message, moderation was enabled on the RIPE List on Saturday following an offensive email that was posted to the list. https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2022-July/002580.html Following this, myself and others who posted to the list received further offensive emails and were subjected to attacks on our email inboxes. We want to ensure that people can post safely to the list. In the meantime we will keep moderation activated. The RIPE Chair Team will moderate the mails that are sent to the list while this is active. The RIPE NCC is also investigating the legal implications of leaving offensive content on the list archives. Together with the community, I would like to discuss how we can ensure that our mailing lists remain open and enable fruitful conversations but also protect people from harm and abusive behaviour. We will arrange an online session where we can explore together where the balance should lie between these two important requirements. I will send further details in the coming weeks. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair