Thomas, > From my perspective, the intention/usefulness of the weekly posting is > to give folk a high-level view of who is posting and how often. It is > not uncommon to see certain individuals stand out. In some cases, that > makes perfect sense -- and the signal level is high. In other cases, > it shows (IMO) people who are too quick to post and who (too often) > say predictable things if you've read previous threads on the same > general topic. YMMV. I agree with your conclusion. I also wish that the signal level was higher. The IETF list is important because we need to have a place where IETF wide issues can be discussed. That doesn't work if many people unsubscribe due to the the low signal to noise level. I hope that that people who consistently show up at the top of the posting summary will moderate their behavior. Bob