Re: [ga] "Moderating" the GA list.

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 07:06:27PM -0500, Don Brown wrote:
> KC> It is simply not true that most lists have rules made by the members --
> KC> almost always, rules for mailing lists are made by the list owners, and,
> KC> ultimately, the owners of the hardware that runs the list.  This is
> KC> because the list owners have a legal responsibility for what happens on
> KC> the list, and, unlike the list members, they can be tracked down and
> KC> held accountable.
> 
> Let me re-phase it for clarity: Rules made by the members of THIS list
> are fine. Most all lists have RULES.
> 
> This is a list of an organization, as opposed to a list for the
> benefit of a vendor's software, etc.  I think it is significantly
> different.

The GA is not an organization, it is a component of a larger entity. 
Ultimately, the purpose of the GA list is to supply useful input into
the ICANN policy development process.  Despite the best efforts of some
of the participants, the list as a whole is not doing a very good job at
fulfilling that purpose. 

> As for liability and being held accountable, I don't see how anyone
> could be realistically damaged.  It takes proving both liability and
> damages to prevail.

Recall the old domain-policy list hosted by Network Solutions? After
many years of letting the list run wild, it was shut down in an instant
because their lawyers told them to. 

-- 
Kent Crispin, Technical Systems Manager, ICANN            crispin@icann.org
"Be good, and you will be lonesome."  -- Mark Twain       kent@songbird.com


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