Re: [ga] waste of time

[Weisberg <weisberg@texoma.net>]

R.Gaetano@iaea.org wrote:

> David Conrad wrote,
>
> > The risk of not moderating a list in the face of stupidity is
> > that people who
> > prefer not to wade through shit to find useful content simply
> > unsubscribe.
>

I agree with Roberto, 100%.  The answer is to discuss what you think is
important and filter the noise.  It works for me.

>
> >
>
> David...If it is true that we are having an unacceptable noise/signal ratio
> lately,
> this is also the fault of all of us who feel responsible for the "signal".
>
> There are issues being now brought to the GA's attention: the election of a
> Chair (which is a first evolutionary step), the discussion on the criteria
> for membership and related fees, the ever present issue on the relationship
> between the council and the AL, and probably more.
>
> If we can't do much for lowering the noise level without raising (true or
> false) issues of censorship, we can at least improve the ratio by raising
> the signal level over the noise ;>).
> Please help us doing this with concrete proposals and comments on the issues
> above, and on all what you feel relevant to the GA list.
>
> Thanks
> Roberto

Thank YOU, Roberto.