From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 21 19:02:08 2011 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 12DE91065698 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:02:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsimmons0@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDA0D8FC16 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:02:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws18 with SMTP id 18so80591vws.13 for ; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:02:07 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:from:reply-to:to:subject:date:user-agent :references:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:message-id; bh=IJLlZ9SnCFKCMVC3s+VvqraO7udpbZkUnMtT48GMi1k=; b=smKLmn9nMIJcdYXoBZEAgjR0SzVRJMX92q+ND+qpgeKDCFwFI4/D6dGMXAGmp5E/38 VTjMfbk2UE+piQOnRnUWZ8rYRv7yuQOISeYHC9p8wTcUFOocBZ1HgUEwDPHXAy+x6MQL xhC4L8fVFycfujirrfFBAakwdVKLxqzHhX7Rs= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=from:reply-to:to:subject:date:user-agent:references:in-reply-to :mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:message-id; b=RLggNLtiH9ZxyIVOLZ/XChkr9scB3k/AF0gneqrYpgXMSD22F9DxaMResnWWVWv4W+ aOsPECZfkQVOy+aJpsbchvMIjYCWfYF9JnzT0q0UNeigq6bzuhUjTROkkoM87uXEGi/U 0YLZaGo1USyAxmnnJPetMw110G3D3S7Vq62po= Received: by 10.52.76.4 with SMTP id g4mr5939045vdw.278.1308682926892; Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:02:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from skynet.localnet (pool-108-28-47-226.washdc.fios.verizon.net [108.28.47.226]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id c1sm2257823vdu.29.2011.06.21.12.02.05 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:02:06 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert Simmons To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:02:02 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.13.6 (Linux/2.6.38-8-generic; KDE/4.6.4; i686; ; ) References: <201106202352.24196.rsimmons0@gmail.com> <20110621074416.58869e66@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20110621074416.58869e66@scorpio> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <201106211502.03276.rsimmons0@gmail.com> Subject: Re: freebsd list admins? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: rsimmons0@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:02:08 -0000 On Tuesday, June 21, 2011 07:44:16 AM Jerry wrote: > You have voiced a concern that has been voiced here several times in > the past. Unfortunately, this is an "open" list; ie, anyone subscribed > or not can post. This leads to the inevitable problems that plague this > forum. I have tried contacting the "postmaster" in the past also. Understood. Perhaps a mention that this list is open somewhere in the list's charter in the Handbook will at least let people know that junk on the list is something that can't be fixed. > It is my personal view that FreeBSD-Questions should be consolidated > into the chat forum. Chat forums are rarely moderated and tend to be > open to the general public. The "Questions" forum has deteriorated to > the level of SlashDot which has deteriorated to the level of a > cesspool. At least SlashDot openly admits that they allow (encourage) > "Anonymous Coward" to post. Meh.