Re: Posting statistics for the IETF list

To: Steve Bellovin <smb at research.att.com>
Subject: Re: Posting statistics for the IETF list
From: Dave Crocker <dhc2 at dcrocker.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 14:17:45 -0600
Cc: ietf at ietf.org
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Organization: Brandenburg InternetWorking
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Steve, et al,

Friday, February 28, 2003, 4:20:29 AM, you wrote:
DJB> If you were paying attention instead of mindlessly counting From lines,


Some people think that we should heed input from everyone, independent
of the style of that input.

Let me suggest, instead, that the disruptive effects of such a hostile
style more than offsets any possible constructive potential.  We have
plenty of involved, constructive people.  Folks who insist on making
this a war game are not needed.

Hence we should stop responding to them.

Simply stop responding.

d/
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 Dave Crocker <mailto:dcrocker at brandenburg.com>
 Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com>
 Sunnyvale, CA  USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>, <fax:+1.866.358.5301>

References:
- Re: Posting statistics for the IETF list
  - From: D. J. Bernstein

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