Thomas Gal writes: > Need implies accepting someone elses constraints. That's a poor > simplification, because 100 people could tell someone that they > "need" to stop posting friviously and harming list progress, and > they can still chose to ignore it if there are no teeth to the > rules. A discussion forum is a place that, by its very nature, must allow _open_ communication. It is thus not comparable to individuals listening to personal stereos in the same room, as intercommunication between those individuals is not of the essence of their listening experience. In this latter case, they can easily put on headphones without impacting their individual experiences; but in the former case, any attempt to silence one person has an effect not only on him but on everyone else, by squelching the very activity for which the discussion forum exists. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf