> there is too much reliance on process and trying 
> to document and plan in advance for every eventuality rather 
> than the good judgement of the MLC (which hopefully is why 
> they were appointed in the first place!).

And too much secrecy. In the normal state of affairs where 
the MLC is acting as a list moderator, all the communication
should go to the list itself. After all, as RS stated, most
of the communication is just advice about what is and is not
appropriate.

> I'd be less than forthright to not point out that the job is 
> kind of thankless, but why don't you throw your hat into the 
> ring anyway

I think that if the bulk of the work is done in the open, then
it isn't so thankless.

Maybe it's time to change the structure of the NANOG organization
and farm out the MLC enforcement work to the SC. It should only be
necessary in exceptional cases therefore should not place undue load
on the SC. That way the MLC becomes the LMC (List Moderation Committee).

Nash drug, Alex, has been doing a great job on the stuff that has been
visible, such as the thread summaries. The SC really should invite him
to form the new LMC and continue the work of gardening the list and
increasing the signal. NANOG still has an overall positive reputation
out in the world, which causes people to recommend it to friends and
coworkers. 

--Michael Dillon


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