[arin-discuss] ARIN spammed us with "talk to the hand" ?

[Jo Rhett]

On Feb 27, 2009, at 10:53 AM, Olivier Contant wrote:
> What about discarding this discussion which lead nowhere. If you  
> want to
> complaint about the legitimate of this email, what about going to  
> the next
> ARIN meeting and discuss about it with the right people. How many of  
> you
> will attend the meeting? My point is: arguing about an email sent is
> pointless and of no importance compare of the real role of ARIN.  
> Focusing on
> such small issue will make ARIN unable to go anywhere. I speak about  
> the
> meeting because I feel people would not argue about this in a meeting
> because they would feel it is of no importance compare to other topic.

I will absolutely address it at the next ARIN meeting I am able to  
attend.  But since that will be greater than 1 year from now, bringing  
this up on the mailing list is how things get changed in a timely  
manner.

> For now on, your discussion is flooding a great number of mailbox  
> and were
> much more annoying than the simple ARIN email "whatever how useful  
> it was".
> Remind yourself that you are sending to a mailing list and that  
> means you
> are sending to everyone.

Yes.  I am sending an ARIN operational matter for discussion to the  
ARIN discuss mailing list.  I am not mailing it to abuse contacts, or  
NOC role acounts, or anything else.  My letter is topical to the  
mailing list, and specifically appropriate content for this mailing  
list.

> Without willing to be rude and sorry if I were, I would like to  
> suggest to
> discuss about a way to help people rather than arguing if ARIN were  
> right or
> not to send this email.


The matter of whether ARIN acted appropriately in this operation is  
not for 1-2 people to discuss.  This is a matter for the ARIN  
community to discuss and upon which to advise ARIN operations staff.

-- 
Jo Rhett
senior geek

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