From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 29 13:03:44 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4D121065819 for ; Fri, 29 May 2009 13:03:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from poseidon.ceid.upatras.gr (poseidon.ceid.upatras.gr [150.140.141.169]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 331F78FC22 for ; Fri, 29 May 2009 13:03:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from mail.ceid.upatras.gr (unknown [10.1.0.143]) by poseidon.ceid.upatras.gr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A296EB59FB; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:03:43 +0300 (EEST) Received: from localhost (europa.ceid.upatras.gr [127.0.0.1]) by mail.ceid.upatras.gr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C496450C6; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:03:43 +0300 (EEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at ceid.upatras.gr Received: from mail.ceid.upatras.gr ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (europa.ceid.upatras.gr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 7mzal-JnBKZT; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:03:43 +0300 (EEST) Received: from kobe.laptop (adsl59-123.kln.forthnet.gr [77.49.186.123]) by mail.ceid.upatras.gr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B01C4509B; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:03:43 +0300 (EEST) Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n4TD3gX7051573; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:03:42 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n4TD3fBY051572; Fri, 29 May 2009 16:03:42 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Wojciech Puchar References: <6C96EEF057EDE24197FECB0D1EA035044A8F6EB461@h1341255.aoemedia.de> <065001c9def1$54ae3f40$fe0abdc0$@za.org> <20090527124014.6998139c@gom> <20090527203000.GA1328@fusion.opticnetworks.net> <70C0964126D66F458E688618E1CD008A0793EDCC@WADPEXV0.waddell.com> <4A1EF89C.9040505@isafeelin.org> <87prdsr5ep.fsf_-_@kobe.laptop> <87r5y8cprs.fsf@kobe.laptop> <87bppci91h.fsf@kobe.laptop> <87my8w6shm.fsf@kobe.laptop> Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 16:03:41 +0300 In-Reply-To: (Wojciech Puchar's message of "Fri, 29 May 2009 13:55:56 +0200 (CEST)") Message-ID: <87octcuklu.fsf@kobe.laptop> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.94 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: On the need for moderated questions lists X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 13:03:45 -0000 On Fri, 29 May 2009 13:55:56 +0200 (CEST), Wojciech Puchar wrote: >>> FreeBSD. for sure i will ask here if i will need help with FreeBSD. >> >> This includes at least two hypothetical scenarios: >> >> a) That the current list is an off-topic 'mess'. > > it is and will be. > >> b) That a moderated list would not be a 'mess'. > > b is implicit if rules will be clearly defined. Not necessarily. There were 'rules' in Nazi Germany too, and there usually exist at least some 'rules' in oppressive regimes, but they do not necessarily, by virtue of their mere existence, lead to satisfying results. But this is a philosophical digression that may be more interesting for other discussion forums. >> Collect data and summarize it in a very concise and readable >> way that proves there *is* a problem. > > already told you i will Thank you! I'll be watching for interesting updates :)