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Re: Cheers to the Communication Committee [was: Likely /8 Scenario -

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Patrick W. Gilmore)
Thu Apr 8 18:50:28 2010

From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
In-Reply-To: <o2p877585b01004081539p10dfd372i45e9c7cb3b84e2cc@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 18:49:46 -0400
To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Reply-To: Nanog Futures <nanog-futures@merit.edu>
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On Apr 8, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Michael Dillon wrote:

>> I guarantee you the Communications Committee is on the job.  What's =
more, they are doing a GREAT job - for no money and apparently no =
gratitude.  It is worse than thankless, no matter what they do they will =
be derided.  Filter someone and they get flamed.  Leave someone allowed =
to post and they get reamed.  I'm shocked anyone would actually want the =
job.
>=20
> So why can't the Communications Committee do a little communicating.

What would you have them say?  I am not at all certain commenting =
publicly on individual posters is a good idea.  So should they say =
"yeah, we've read the blather too, and we're .. uh .. " what?

Also, the CC is required to at least skim every post.  So believe me, =
they know what is happening - more than most since they can't plonk the =
k00ks.

Oh, and feeding the trolls only makes their job harder.  Perhaps you =
could pitch in by resisting temptation?  Perhaps ALL of you could pitch =
in? :)

--=20
TTFN,
patrick



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