time for a new list?

Tue Nov 3 05:12:57 UTC 1998

    I have been reading this list for a while now, and for the most part,
just sitting back reading posts that interest me.  I appreciate the early
heads up on outages, new info on networking technology and the like.
However, I do believe that moderating or "policing" the list would be a good
idea.  I hate downloading my mail sometimes, for all the nonsense posts that
have been being sent to NANOG lately.  Some of the threads go on forever or
seem to attract many of the following replies:

{

From: whoever at nowhere.com
To: Nanog at merit.edu
Subject: One REALLY LONG THREAD ABOUT NOTHING

<<<
<<< Some quoted non needed long email from the thread
<<< that everyone has already seen about 20 times
<<<

Agreed

:)

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>A 20 line sig that no one really cares about anyway
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}

    These kind of replies are not needed.  When I see these in my inbox, I
will  stop reading the list and just delete everything.  Most of us that
receive the list, don't need 3 pages of quoted material from the previous
post.  All of the subscribers recieve the threads, I personally dont need it
more than once.  Just use the original subject line and throw in a Re:

    As for a subscription requirement, that may be a little difficult as the
"good" information that passes through this list, is interesting to a great
deal of people that may not fit into the subscription group.  It wouldn't be
fair to have them be denied from the right to see what is going on, however
a posting credentials requirement might be a good idea, but then again who
would enforce this, and what would the requirements be?

    I like this list a great deal, and use some of the information that I
gather from reading posts.  I am willing to add any additional thoughts or
what have you, in an attempt to get NANOG more stream lined.  I don't want
people to think that I am standing on a soap box, preaching, especially
because I don't really post to the list, but I am just letting everyone know
I would like to help make the list "a better place"

Josh Gluck - josh at tricreations.com
Senior Unix System Administrator
Tri Star Web Technical Support
888-757-4248

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