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Date:      Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:02:02 -0400
From:      Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: freebsd list admins?
Message-ID:  <201106211502.03276.rsimmons0@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20110621074416.58869e66@scorpio>
References:  <201106202352.24196.rsimmons0@gmail.com> <20110621074416.58869e66@scorpio>

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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.



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