I second the motion.
shutdown -h now the whole legal thread...
acs
On 27-Jul-99 Bayard G. Bell wrote:
> Does this list need moderation?
>
> It seems that most of the traffic lately has been labored sophistry on
> metaphors, analogies, and other rhetorical figures. Not that such
> rhetoric is opposed to technology, but it seems to have little to do
> with the announced topic of this list: "firewalls" and seems to be
> distracting from that topic considerably.
>
> Additionally, I have noted an increasing amount of traffic dedicated to
> subjects such as IDS, which have their own lists through organizations
> such as ISS. Given that it has already been pointed out that separate
> lists exist for subjects such as "cyber-law" and that the discussion of
> off-topic subjects seems remarkably consistent in its lack of insight,
> it seems that this list may benefit from some relocation of topics to
> dedicated and specific forums. The alternative is filling up it with
> polemical posts that are likely to turn off those who are subscribed to
> this list for information about its announced subject.
>
> To put it another way, it seems that there are a number of areas that
> are not properly firewall technology which may also be of interest to
> those who administer firewalls. While competence in these areas might
> be important to firewall administrators and thus appropriate for
> discussion on this list, it seems that the current mode of discussion
> smacks of dilettantism and that those who need to develop competence in
> these areas would benefit from a nuanced consideration that is better
> attuned to the specific issues at hand, in areas such as law which the
> members of this list seem to be burying in conjecture and anecdotes.
>
> From one subscriber to the rest, I ask that we do a better job of
> self-moderation to keep this list viable.
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