Re: [ga] Message from the Chair - List Rules

[david@aminal.com]

In a free society, people have a right to associate at will, and
to develop a shared set of social norms.

In a free society, the right to impose those social norms on others
without first obtaining their consent is limited.

How do I ensure that the email that I recieve from this list is not
edited or censored without my prior consent?

Do I have to unsubscribe and resubscribe?

I don't mind a bit of inconvenience, but I would appreciate some
clear instructions for the benefit of myself and others. These
instructions should also be prominently posted on the DNSO web
site.

David Schutt

On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 08:15:08AM +0100, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
> Dear subscribers to the GA-list,
> 
> The purpose of this note is to provide more details and finalize the 
> application of the rules for the monitoring of this mailing list (see 
> http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc03/msg00447.html), adopted last 
> week (see http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc03/msg00743.html).
> 
> First of all, a confirmation that the present situation will last only 
> for a limited period of time, namely three months.
> My objective is to hold a vote, whose result will be binding, at the 
> latest at the end of April 2000. This vote will address issues like:
> - filtered/unfiltered list
> - rules and sanctions
> - archiving and online availability of the archives
> 
> In the meantime, we will operate according to the adopted rules.
> 
> The List Monitor (aka "seargent-at-arms")
> I believe that, in this initial phase, the responsibility of monitoring 
> the list should be taken directly by the Alternate Chair.
> Complaints to the decisions of the List Monitor should be addressed 
> directly to the Chair. A dedicated address shall be dedicated to this 
> purpose.
> 
> Filtered vs. unfiltered lists
> All messages to the GA-list will be addressed to ga@dnso.org, as usual.
> Should a person whose posting rights have been temporarily suspended 
> submit a message to the list, this message will be accepted and logged, 
> but not forwarded to the subscribers of the list. It will nevertheless 
> be possible to subscribe to a mailing list (ga-full@dnso.org) that will 
> contain full record of the traffic, regardless the status of the 
> originator.
> Both lists will be archived, and the archives will be publicly available
>  on the DNSO Web site, under http://www.dnso.org/archives.html.
> This will provide the possibility for anybody, even not subscribing to 
> any GA list, to access the offending postings against which sanctions 
> have been taken, therefore ensuring the transparency of the decisions of
>  the List Monitor.
> 
> 
> Regards
> Roberto