On 22/07/14 17:22, Andrew Sullivan wrote: > On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 12:16:18PM -0400, IETF Chair wrote: >> >> I want to clarify what the mail said. It said we are planning to do this and called for feedback. A decision will be made after discussion. >> > > Since we're clarifying, I'm wondering whether you mean moderation in > the way it usually does, or in the way it socially does. > > That is, is the plan to turn on the moderation feature of mailman? Or > is the plan instead to have a group of people who are basically much > more active seargents-at-arms, catching people when they go over the > line and then moderating those individuals quickly if things continue > to proceed? Your text seemed to suggest the latter, but in the > context of mailing lists "moderation" usually means the former. Yes, the latter is what we've been discussing as Jari said. But one more clarification: we don't think those moderators would be empowered to prevent people mailing to the list even if those people misbehave, that remains for the sergeant at arms role was the plan. Its defo more social than enforcement. S > > Best regards, > > A >