Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-06 Thread nanog gonan
--- Alex Bligh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --On 04 December 2004 17:35 + Paul Vixie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: third and last, there are a number of principles up for grabs right now, and the folks who want to grab them aren't universal in their motives or goals. some folks think

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Patrick W Gilmore
On Dec 3, 2004, at 8:41 PM, Paul Vixie wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Rubenstein) writes: ... I think we all agree that RAS and Randy don't fall into the above category of having to be gotten ridden of. ... nope. Perhaps the fact that even some of the longest standing, most respected, clueful

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Paul G
- Original Message - From: Patrick W Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Patrick W Gilmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 8:50 AM Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG On Dec 3, 2004, at 8:41 PM, Paul Vixie wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Paul Vixie
... I think we all agree that RAS and Randy don't fall into the above category of having to be gotten ridden of. ... nope. Perhaps the fact that even some of the longest standing, most respected, clueful members of the list cannot agree on such things proves that a non-technical

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Alex Bligh
--On 04 December 2004 17:35 + Paul Vixie [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: third and last, there are a number of principles up for grabs right now, and the folks who want to grab them aren't universal in their motives or goals. some folks think that rules are bad. others think that susan is bad or

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Bill Nash
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Paul Vixie wrote: first of all, who somebody is or how longstanding or how clueful are all subjective measures at best, and actually quite irrelevant. meritocracy, which this and all similar street-level forums must be based on, depends on the quality of what you're saying

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Dan Hollis
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Richard Irving wrote: It seems controversial subjects may trigger suppres^suspension of speech. :P Dissing Bush backed agendas appear to be one of the triggers. (See current Doonesbury, this is not a limited trend, BTW ;) Indeed, my last ban was from a

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Stephen Sprunk
Thus spake Bill Nash [EMAIL PROTECTED] The list's AUP includes actions to be taken for users going off topic, or abusing the list. I've seen various list members do more about making sure things stay on topic, than anyone with moderation credentials. I'm thinking back, and not recalling many

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Bill Nash
On Sat, 4 Dec 2004, Stephen Sprunk wrote: I think Paul's idea is a good start: each message needs to have more signal than noise, but we can all tolerate (or even enjoy) a small percentage of noise so long as it's spread thin. I'd much rather the moderator(s) focus their efforts

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-04 Thread Daniel Golding
The complaints concerning list moderation certainly have merit (no pun intended). There are wildly inconsistent moderation standards along with a growing fear of being banned from a wide variety of folks. The least possible moderation should be the goal here. We are all professionals, not

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-03 Thread Lou Katz
On Fri, Dec 03, 2004 at 08:31:10AM -0800, nanog gonan wrote: I ask that the methodology of bannishment be posted to the list, so we're all aware of the consequences of too much OT. Is it permanent banishment or a procedure similar to the one that William suggests? How many warnings get

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-03 Thread Bill Nash
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Lou Katz wrote: I was puzzled by this, since I basically lurk on the list, and have made very few postings. I replied to Susan privately that, among other things, I had no record nor recollection of any previous warnings, and asked politely for information regarding these,

RE: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-03 Thread Hannigan, Martin
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG [snip] This is my first post directly to the NANOG list. Ever. I'm not sure why you chose this thread

RE: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-03 Thread Bill Nash
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Hannigan, Martin wrote: This is my first post directly to the NANOG list. Ever. I'm not sure why you chose this thread as your sunshine, but welcome. In brief, I've never been largely concerned with where I jump into the pool, or if my speedo matches the popular cut. Apologies

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-03 Thread Paul Vixie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alex Rubenstein) writes: ... I think we all agree that RAS and Randy don't fall into the above category of having to be gotten ridden of. ... nope. -- Paul Vixie

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-02 Thread Paul Vixie
From: Daniel Golding [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Its entirely possible for nanog-l to be self policing, or, failing that, for users to simply use procmail on those who wander off-topic (for some definition of off-topic). Putting an [OT] subject banner on such posts is also nice. i don't want

RE: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-02 Thread Joe Johnson
Of Paul Vixie Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG From: Daniel Golding [EMAIL PROTECTED] ... Its entirely possible for nanog-l to be self policing, or, failing that, for users to simply use procmail on those who wander off-topic

RE: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-02 Thread william(at)elan.net
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004, Joe Johnson wrote: I wanted to say the same thing earlier, but a hands-off approach works best on NANOG. The question at hand is not whether procmail will work . . . It's whether procmail should have to work. I don't want to use procmail for nanog posts, I've long

RE: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-02 Thread Alex Rubenstein
I am going out on a limb here, and leaving lurk mode on this issue. If I get banned, well, Randy and I can start our own mailing list. We're as about as grumpy as each other. I disagree with William entirely. Suspensions are idiotic, and only detract from the usefulness of the list. S:N is

Re: [OT] Re: Banned on NANOG

2004-12-02 Thread JC Dill
Alex Rubenstein wrote: We're not in school, we don't need suspensions. We need to act like adults, use this list for it's intended purpose. If someone is a dodo for a message or two here or there, then, well, we tolerate it and move on, maybe someone on the list sends that person an email