Re: It's time for some new steps (was: [Welcome to the "Ietf-honest" mailing list])

And once the "moderate" switch has been thrown, what criteria will be
used to decide which messages to allow and which to block?

On 2/11/09, Rich Kulawiec <rsk@gsp.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2009 at 04:38:00PM -0800, Dave CROCKER wrote:
>  >   1. Permanently and irrevocably ban postings from any and all addresses
>  > that Dean controls.  An organized attack warrants it.
>  >
>  >   2. Highten strictures on ietf list posting.  I'm not entirely clear
>  > what level the current bar is set to, but we need to set it higher, to
>  > reduce the ability to limit the ability of organized advocate groups to
>  > disrupt the list.
>
>
> I strongly concur with Dave on the first point, having long since
>  implemented those measures on resources I control.
>
>  I mostly concur with Dave on the second point, but it's not clear to me
>  how to achieve the (entirely sensible) goal while still allowing diverse
>  and occasionally dissenting opinions to be heard.  Might it be reasonable
>  (since this list is run by Mailman and the capability exists) for the
>  operators of the list to temporarily throw "moderate all" switch when
>  in their judgment the circumstances warrant it?
>
>  ---Rsk
>
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