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

["Roberto Gaetano" <roberto.gaetano@voila.fr>]

Kent,

My opinion is that Michael raises a matter of principle.

The question basically is:
"Is the GA-list now 'monitored' or is the GA-list unmonitored, and the 
'monitored' list provided as an additional service?'
To correctly answer this question, the details underlined by Michael are
 important.

The answer is:
"The GA-list is now 'monitored', and the 'unmonitored' list is provided 
as an additional service, with added value vs. the past of allowing 
posting from non-members (therefore, more open than before), and 
including also posts otherwise rejected (with the exception of what may 
happen for strictly technical reasons)"

Personally, I have also problems with this approach, but I feel I have 
to choose between the "perfect" theoretical solutionm and an acceptable 
"least evil" that will guarantee better participation.
In a perfect world, we should be able to deal with what you call "people
 who aspire to be disruptive assholes" without the need to invest 
resources for monitoring. But I just have to acknowledge that this world
 is not perfect.

Note that, IMHO, in a perfect world, you would need no laws, because 
people would act nicely independently from the fear of sanctions, which 
are in itself a thing that makes this world "imperfect".

Regards
Roberto


>On Fri, Feb 04, 2000 at 12:23:32PM -0500, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami 
School of Law wrote:
>> 
>> As you well know, the issue is not posting rights, it what feed 
people
>> get as a matter of default.  Arranging posting addresses is a trivial

>> computing matter.
>
>Sorry -- I misunderstood your point.  I understand now -- you want it 
to
>be the case that people who aspire to be disruptive assholes don't have

>to do anything, but that those who prefer politeness and decorum must 
do
>something special.  Is that correct?
>
>-- 
>Kent Crispin                               "Do good, and you'll be
>kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain
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