On 03/07/2015 01:19 PM, Libertas wrote: > On Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 01:10:32PM -0700, Mirimir wrote: >> On 03/07/2015 11:28 AM, Libertas wrote: >>> On Sat, Mar 07, 2015 at 09:40:59PM +0800, Virgil Griffith wrote: >>>>> If a list stops fulfilling these criteria, people like us unsubscribe, >>>>> leaving the list to its inevitable decline, >>>>> destined to join the ever-lengthening roll of moribund, flame-filled >>>>> lists that no longer exist or have ceased > to serve any useful function >>>>> on >>>>> the net. >>>> >>>> I personally support more aggressive blocking of mad tinhatters. >>>> >>>> -V >>> >>> Seconded. Allowing people to question the project is important, but the >>> loonyism that we've had recently distracts people and drowns out >>> legitimate discussion. >> >> OK, but who defines "legitimate"? A decade ago, much of what Snowden has >> revealed was only brought up by "mad tinhatters". >> >> It's fine to block doxxers, spammers, and so on. > > Yeah, I was struggling with that too. At the risk of being > disrespectful, I think that "legitimate" can probably be defined as > "containing some technical understanding and rigor, and not apparently a > product of paranoid schizophrenia or a related disorder". I'm not sure > that we should block anything, but this dilemma is worth discussing > because it's a chronic problem on most popular security-related mailing > lists.
I concur with your definition of "legitimate". On the other hand, some of the paranoid rambling is amusing, and some even leads to productive reflection. The rest, I ignore. -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
