Should the list really be forwarding new people to pastebin considering
it sits behind Cloudflare?

Or maybe the list really isn't what it used to be?

oshwm.

On 04/09/16 18:33, Greg Newby wrote:
> Dear Zenaan, Georgi:
> 
> Good suggestions, thanks!  I edited the list public HTML based on what's 
> below, and also the nice Pastebin article that was posted here recently.
> 
>   https://lists.cpunks.org/mailman/listinfo
> 
>   - Greg
> 
> On Sat, Sep 03, 2016 at 09:31:12PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 03, 2016 at 02:23:48PM +0300, Georgi Guninski wrote:
>>> The wikipedia page on cypherpunks have nothing to do with the current
>>> state of this list. History gets rewritten (from experience).
>>>
>>> I suggest after list discussion the list admins to put a warning on the
>>> list web page. Something along the lines of (clearly needs rewriting):
>>>
>>> ====
>>> The list is not it used to be and has nothing to do with the wikipedia
>>> page.
>>>
>>> The list has spooks, paid trolls, other similar whores and possibly
>>> crackpots.
>>>
>>> Some of them post actively, others rarely.
>>>
>>> Their motivation might include:
>>> * social engineering
>>> * manipulating opinions
>>> * profiting from the past reputation of the term cypherpunk
>>> * killing the list
>>>
>>> "What You See is NOT What You Get"
>>>
>>> Use common sense when reading or posting to the list.
>>> ====
>>
>> Excellent suggestion - full disclosure and pre-forewarning is highly
>> recommended. We have a duty of care to newcomers to make sure they don't
>> get involved in anything they might want to not get involved in, and
>> they ought be suitably forewarned :)

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