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@xxxxxxx> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > -- Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin Principal Engineer Corporate Standardization (US) SISA _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf