[ tangent warning ] cynthia,
However I am by no means a lawyer so the NCC Legal team should evaluate if this is feasible and how to implement it.
this illustrates a procedural problem i have. the ncc's lawyers represent the ncc. who represents the ripe community? the ncc's lawyers rightly act to protect the ncc's interest. that does not always coincide with the community's interest. hypothetical: the behavior of an ncc employee or board member or whatever raises a coc or even legal issue. who advises the coc team or community member(s) affected? i hit this recently on a small matter. when sad childish offensive content was posted to the ripe list, to protect the ncc under dutch law, the ncc legal team wanted it expunged. aside from my feelings that an archive is an archive, there are issues if, as one of the people who the perp attacked out of band, i might need a proper record for future legal action. who represents the community's needs and view? randy