At 08:36 PM 1/6/2002 -0600, Timothy J. Salo wrote: >While Gordon is regularly fairly confused, he sometimes does provide >a few interesting tidbits in his infrequent postings. The information
The basic rule about making rules for these sorts of situations is that they need to be easy and quick to enforce. In other words, objective and mechanical. You appear to want a rule that says acceptability is based on whether there is consensus that people like the posting. That makes for a rule that is difficult and slow to enforce. The existing IETF rule prohibits commercial postings. Gordon's announcement pertains to a commercial newsletter. If you want the announcements, sign up for his list, as many others have. Disliking the other content on the IETF list does not warrant permitting postings that violate formal acceptable use policies. d/ ---------- Dave Crocker <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> tel +1.408.246.8253; fax +1.408.273.6464
