<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class="">REMINDER from the admins… </font></div><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class="">Please ensure your posts are topical, do not go against the </font><a href="https://www.nanog.org/resources/nanog-mailing-list/usage-guidelines/" class="">Usage Guidelines</a><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class="">, and provide for an </font><span style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;" class=""> exchange of technical information and the discussion of specific
implementation issues that require cooperation among network service
providers.</span></div><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class="">The Mailing List is not an appropriate platform to resolve personal issues, engage in disputes, or file complaints.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class="">Also, please ask yourself these three questions before posting -</font></div>
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</ol><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class="">And in case you missed our first message among the many messages. In this thread: </font></div><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><span style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;" class="">This thread has had a few twists and turns, as well as ups and downs. So I am taking a moment on behalf of the admins to remind everyone here of the </span><a href="https://www.nanog.org/resources/nanog-mailing-list/usage-guidelines/" class="" style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;">Usage Guidelines</a><span style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;" class="">.</span></div></div><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font face="Montserrat-Regular" class="">First and foremost - please report to <a href="mailto:admins@nanog.org" class="">admins@nanog.org</a> a concern about violation of the guidelines. Using the list to argue about violations is not appropriate. <br class=""></font><div class="" style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;"><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div class="" style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;">Secondly - there have been entirely too many messages in this thread that are in violation of guideline number 6, specifically with comments that are defamatory, abusive, or lack respect for other participants. </div><div class="" style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;">Finally - the NANOG mail list is not the place to conduct a trial. (See guidelines number 8.)</div><div class="" style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;"><br class=""></div><div class="" style="font-family: Montserrat-Regular;">Should you have any questions/concerns about this reminder, please send a message to <a href="mailto:admins@nanog.org" class="">admins@nanog.org</a> </div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><div class="">
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