[92493] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Have you really got clue?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr.)
Fri Sep 22 09:53:03 2006
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 08:52:01 -0500
From: "Laurence F. Sheldon, Jr." <LarrySheldon@cox.net>
To: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <OFAD1B7E72.82F4D78E-ON802571F1.003296B2-802571F1.003320FF@btradianz.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
Michael.Dillon@btradianz.com wrote:
> And if anyone else here thinks they know what is
> on topic, please tell us.
>
> I am getting bored by the flood of negative messages
> that say only "You can't say that here". Please stop
> telling us what you cannot say on NANOG. If you really
> must register your discontent with a message, then
> at least take the time to list some of the topics that
> belong on the list.
>
> What is NANOG all about? What is relevant to network
> operations? Is NANOG a narrowly focused technical list
> for a small group of technical specialists? Or is it
> some kind of broader industry-focused list that covers
> many issues relevant to the industry?
It is pretty simple, really. These are examples of the topics that are
on-topic.
1. "that posting is off-topic".
2. "somebody with clue from ${SmallUnknownOperator} (e.g. AOL) please
contact me off list about a connectivity issue.:
3. "that posting is terribly off-topic".
4. "anybody know where I can get a free 300-baud dialup in
${Major_City_with_Wiffies_Everywhere}
5. "Since when is NANOG about ${some-non-BGP-operational-issue}"
6. "Somebody left their nerd-pack in the meeting room for
${obscure_NANOG_topic"
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