I second you on that!
>From: "Bayard G. Bell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>Subject: Time to break up: call for a plebiscite
>Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 15:06:57 -0400
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>IF YOU AGREE WITH WHAT I SAY BELOW, DO NOT RESPOND TO THE LIST. I
>propose several remedies below, and if you would like to see these acted
>on, please send e-mail to:
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>Because I feel that large volumes of asinine posts are detracting from
>this list and because a few members of this list seem to have persistent
>problems with immoderate posting (or immoderate posting in response to
>immoderate posting), I would like to suggest splitting this list in two:
>the existing list should retain its name and restrict itself to
>discussion of firewall technology, while another list called
>firewall-policy should be created for all of the jackasses who wish to
>make specious arguments and start lengthy digressive exchanges in
>response to everything on this list that isn't their style. I should
>hope that out of the frustration of having a list subscription turned
>into a quasi-spam subscription such "contributors" will mend their ways
>and make more earnest contributions.
>
>I don't mean to dismiss the topic of firewall policy, but I don't
>believe the list as a whole has demonstrated itself capable of
>sustaining productive conversation on this topic. My hope is that a
>list on this subject will gain some greater coherence and be able to
>consider this issue more cogently than this list has. If expertise in
>many areas is required of firewall administrators, let it be expertise
>and not amateurism (and certainly not dilettantism) in these areas that
>all lists for the community of administrators encourages.
>
>And let us not forget to encourage a degree of professional courtesy...
>
>-Bayard Bell
><< bbell01.vcf >>
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