Guys, let's maybe turn the temperature down a bit. On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 1:04 PM Mel Beckman <m...@beckman.org> wrote:
> Bill, > > So, we can only mention in this forum the actual death of Internet > pioneers, such as Mark Crispin, Jon Postel, and Jeanette Symons? > > What if the person’s health is tied to a major infrastructure component, > such as http://www.registry.ca? No? Not a valid “operational” case? > > Your position seems to be "let us nip this in sad news the bud, before it > spreads". Because, I guess, there are literally millions of selfless > Internet pioneers, and we don’t want NANOG to be flooded with their > memories, or at least their pleas for modest assistance as a token of > appreciation for their lifetime of contribution. > > “NANOG owes them nothing!”, you didn’t say, but I heard. > > -mel > > On Jan 25, 2021, at 9:23 AM, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 8:40 AM Jim Mercer <j...@reptiles.org> wrote: > > unsure if this is allowed or not, but, here goes. > > > Hi Jim, > > This is a lie. If you weren't sure, you'd have asked if it was ok to > do the thing without actually doing the thing. That you went ahead and > did it says you were pretty sure it was against the rules and figured > you could get away with it. You may be right but the lie compounds the > offense. > > I'm sorry to hear about Ed. Nevertheless, a lot of us are getting on > in age and health and the Internet doesn't need another mailing list > about how sad it is to grow old. > > May I suggest: spend a line in your signature block on the off-topic > things you want folks on this group to know. And then attach it only > to messages which are on topic. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > >