Former SC member here. I wanted to leave the SC behind me and not comment any further because it burned me out pretty good. Given all the stuff that happened in the last few days, I feel like I have to contribute my opinion here.
As much as it pains me because I really like and respect @Ericson2314 on a personal basis and in technical settings, I have to concur here that his proposal to hide the facts is not something I would’ve approved if I would still be on the SC. I cannot confirm the leak as I don’t have access to private information since the time of my resignation. What I can confirm, however, is that giving my participation in previous SC discussions, this behavior is not surprising to me.
I would like to add that @tomberek was constantly rambling about his disagreements with moderation practices. His complaints were rooted in a perceived preference for “woke” community members regarding moderation actions. When “anti-woke” community members were moderated he was calling for free speech. When “woke” community members weren’t moderated enough in his opinion he forgot about free speech and accused the moderators of favoritism. This is probably what triggered the removal of @K900 and trying to install @numinit in this place.
The issue raised here is not a problem with specific SC members but our (SC including me) collective inability to come up with a proper process to deal with moderation disagreements, amongst other things. Removing moderators in private and reframing the decision is IMHO not the solution - more transparency is.
I ask for a full SC reelection.