From: Max More (max@maxmore.com)
Date: Wed Jun 16 1999 - 23:54:18 MDT
My thanks to the great majority of you who have abided by our temporary
moratorium on posting on the g-issue. Your restraint and cooperation help
us in our aim to improve the qualiity of this list.
Clearly a few people over overreacting to what is simply a temporary
moratorium on an issue that continually degenerates and puts people off
wanting to be on this list. Of course our response is imperfect. Some kind
of action is needed and this is what we have chosen. As always, we remain
open to suggestions for better ways of handling situations like this.
Make no mistake. We will *not* back down on enforcing our announced policy.
I understand from Greg that enforcement is not as simple as is might seem.
I have not seen the appeals from those who seem to have violated the
moratorium, but certainly by this weekend I will take the time to confer
with Greg. Those who have clearly and deliberately ignored the moratorium
*will* be moved for the limited period.
I am sorry that this will piss some of you off. Doing nothing wlll also
piss off lots of people. This temporary measure to exercise rather minimal
editorial guidance will lead to better long-term solutions -- if you are
interested in helping create those solutions. My thanks to the couple of
people who have so far responded to my previous plea for creative
suggestions in this area.
Onward!
Max
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Max More, Ph.D.
<max@maxmore.com> or <more@extropy.org>
Implications of Advanced Technologies
President, Extropy Institute: http://www.extropy.org
EXTRO 4 Conference: Biotech Futures. See http://www.extropy.org/ex4/e4main.htm
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