Noel Chiappa writes: > In that case, there's no harm in the rest of us deciding we don't need the > dubious "assistance" of few of the most troublesome, and least productive, is > there? Actually there is, because there's very little correlation between being "troublesome" on a mailing list and being a bad engineer. This is particularly true when any failure to agree with the majority is interpreted as "trouble." People who disagree are usually the motors of change, and therefore of problem resolution. Restricting discussion to those who wish only to maintain conformity and consensus in a happy little community makes for very little "trouble," but also eliminates any real purpose for the discussion forum. Maybe anyone who engages in personal attacks should be banned. What do you think? _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf