Shauna

Like clockwork, a @fsf board member, @gknauth is up in my mentions demanding "proof." YOU are on the board. YOU are responsible for investigating. Yet YOU are in my mentions making other people do your homework for you.

@sarahmei It is appropriate for me to ask, when you make slanderous accusations against people, to try to ascertain the veracity of your accusations. You, presumably, would have more information than I. Do you have information that would hold up under oath?

As a board member, it is appropriate for you to investigate issues raised about FSF leaders, yes. Calling them "slanderous accusations" and demanding info that "holds up under oath" is not part of a fair and objective investigation, & casts doubt on your ability to conduct one.

When I wrote late 12SEP, I was referring to a long string of tweets in May 2018. One person sends a lot of tweets about something she did not see first-hand. Everyone I consulted said tweets are just tweets. You can’t do anything if all you have is tweets by a non-witness.

Firstly, there are far more allegations/criticisms than a single string of tweets.

Second, there are absolutely ways to investigate things like this. Both things that are "just tweets" and the several non-tweet examples given in this thread. It seems, though, that you're looking for an excuse to say "sorry there's nothing we can do".

Third, at this point if you *are* going to investigate I strongly recommend asking an independent person or org to do so. You've seemed very defensive in these threads and I don't think you have the impartiality or experience to lead on this.

Fourth, you don't need an investigation or legal standards of proof to remove RMS. You could decide on a whim. (Ethically, I understand you wanting good reasons and evidence, but again, your insistence on legal proof seems like an excuse to say "sorry there's nothing we can do".)