Steve Langasek <vor...@debian.org> writes: > To reiterate my point from IRC Friday, I don't think the described > system is at all useful *unless* we agree on a means by which strong > community disapproval of the poster's mails has consequences for > that person's posting privileges. I think by this point, the people > whose mails I disapprove of know it ;), so what's the benefit to me > in spending time ranking their mails in a system that's advisory?
As I understand the original proposal posted here, one benefit is that such expressions of disapproval are moved out of band. Another is that they are automatically aggregated for reference. -- \ “If you're a horse, and someone gets on you, and falls off, and | `\ then gets right back on you, I think you should buck him off | _o__) right away.” —Jack Handey | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org