[92423] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Removal of my name
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek J. Balling)
Wed Sep 20 15:12:33 2006
In-Reply-To: <17681.34415.149137.674028@roam.psg.com>
Cc: "Don Welch, Merit Network" <Don.Welch@merit.edu>,
nanog@nanog.org, 'Betty Burke' <bburke@merit.edu>,
'Mary Eileen McLaughlin' <mmclaughlin@merit.edu>
From: "Derek J. Balling" <deballing@vassar.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:59:47 -0400
To: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
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On Sep 20, 2006, at 2:20 PM, Randy Bush wrote:
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> you sent html as opposed to an email message. as i do not use a
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>> Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:02:52 -0400
>> From: "Don Welch, Merit Network" <Don.Welch@merit.edu>
>> To: nanog@nanog.org, 'Betty Burke' <bburke@merit.edu>,
>> 'Mary Eileen McLaughlin' <mmclaughlin@merit.edu>
>> Subject: Re: Removal of my name
>>
>>
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>> NANOG Community,<br>
>> The issue of altering the NANOG Archive has come up and I wish to
>> present Merit's position on the matter. <br>
>> <br>
>> The NANOG Acceptable Use Policy as it currently stands includes the
>> following:<br>
>> <br>
>> 1. Discussion will focus on Internet operational and technical issues
>> as described in the <a href="http://www.nanog.org/
>> charter.html">charter</a>
>> of NANOG.
>> <br>
>> 2. Postings of issues inconsistent with the charter are
>> prohibited.<br>
>> :<br>
>> 4. Postings that include foul language, character assassination, and
>> lack of respect for other participants are prohibited.<br>
>> :<br>
>> <br>
>> The part of the post in dispute is not operational or technical and
>> clearly shows a lack of
>> respect for a participant. The subject of the post and not
>> the poster
>> requested that we remove his name from the post in the
>> Archive. Merit
>> has decided to replace the subject's name with "NAME
>> REMOVED". Since
>> this post was not allowed, we believe that we are correcting our
>> mistake in a way that we
>> think has the least impact on the integrity of the archive.
>> We are not
>> removing the post
>> itself. The poster's name and the rest of the text are
>> intact. The
>> topic of the post is still clear even though the individual
>> targeted is
>> not. Operational or technical content was not modified.<br>
>> <br>
>> We have considered a number of things in making this decision
>> including: the age of the post, the reason for the request and
>> Merit's
>> legal exposure. We let the Steering Committee know what we were
>> doing. If you disagree, do not blame the Steering Committee
>> although
>> we consulted with the Steering Committee, it was my decision.<br>
>> <br>
>> This issue has been helpful in that it pointed out some
>> shortcomings in
>> our policies and notification mechanism. We are working with
>> the
>> Steering Committee to address those now. <br>
>> <br>
>> We are not
>> removing a thoughtless post at the request of the poster and do not
>> anticipate doing so in the future. <br>
>> <br>
>> This issue is unique and does not represent a blanket
>> policy. Any
>> request to modify the archive is a serious issue that requires
>> consultation with the Steering Committee and must be balanced against
>> the loss of archive integrity.<br>
>> <br>
>> See you at NANOG 38!<br>
>> <br>
>> Cheers,<br>
>> Don
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Derek J. Balling
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