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Matthias Langer wrote: |
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> by banning non-dev contributors from this list some of you may feel better |
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> - but gentoo as a whole will probably suffer. silencing people doesn't |
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> make their opinions invalid. |
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I keep seeing this argument over and over again. Many people are just completely |
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misunderstanding. |
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This is not a blanket silencing of any non-dev on the list. This is simply |
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delaying the posting of messages from non-devs (and even devs that have |
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"improperly" moderated in the past). If nobody moderates a particular message to |
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the list within a set amount of time, the message passes through. |
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Making the list "moderated" isn't the same as making a channel moderated on IRC. |
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Anyone will still be able to speak, just with a slight delay, which allows us to |
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maintain a good signal-to-noise ratio, and hopefully prevent re-occurrences of |
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some of the nastier flamewars we've seen on the list lately. |
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Andrew Gaffney http://dev.gentoo.org/~agaffney/ |
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Gentoo Linux Developer Catalyst/Installer + x86 release coordinator |
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