[21108] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: time for a new list?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Tue Nov 3 20:16:19 1998
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 20:09:06 -0500
From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
To: Andrea Di Lecce <slinky@rogerswave.ca>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19981103200013.00a84630@pop2.on.rogers.wave.ca>; from Andrea Di Lecce on Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 08:00:13PM -0500
On Tue, Nov 03, 1998 at 08:00:13PM -0500, Andrea Di Lecce wrote:
> At 00:12 11/3/98 -0500, you wrote:
> > I have been reading this list for a while now, and for the most part,
> >just sitting back reading posts that interest me. I appreciate the early
> >heads up on outages, new info on networking technology and the like.
> >However, I do believe that moderating or "policing" the list would be a good
> >idea.
>
> Instead of a pure moderation, where every post must be approved either
> manually or by sender, why not have a few people who are well-versed on the
> FAQ, gently reminding those that step too far away from it ? Suspension of
> posting privileges can be an option, if absolutely necessary.
Folks at Merit already sorta do this.
I've gotten loving e-mail from them saying my postings are
not always on topic, or that cross posting is bad.
- Jared
