Let's be productive

[James Smallacombe]

>--------
>Let's hear it for arrogance:

More like "annoyance".  This list is being flooded with frantic emails from
people that don't seem to have a clue.  Too much noise, not enough signal.
Apologies to all that this post contributes to the former.  "Let's be
productive" is what I'd like to start seeing.

>> It's known as "aggregation", and everyone on this list that's
>> an ISP knows why it's neccessary.  If you don't, then I assume you're here
>> to learn, in which case you should lurk more and post less.
>
>Sorry, but there are many ways to allocate/distribute numbers - some more
>effective than others, some more desirable than others, but effectiveness
>and desirability do not guarantee acceptance.  History shows otherwise.
>
>If something is a "given" than it needs to be stated and linked to ARIN in a
>way that people following the rumours on the net will discover it.
>Proclaiming
>something is "truth" based on discussions buried in some e-mail archive
>somewhere is foolish, arrogant, and counterproductive.

"Buried in some email archive"?  That's right up there with the assertion that
understanding CIDR requires years of networking experience.  It's not obscure,
it's a fact of life already.  If you're not already aware of it, than it's
unlikely that ARIN will affect you directly.

>As of Jan 22 09:52:39 PST 1997, the ARIN web page
>http://www.arin.net/index.html
>has not been updated to reflect any of the discussions on this forum.  The
>only
>thing new is Jeremiah's reading list at http://idt.net/~jeremiah/  Until
>some of the
>"clarifications" reach publication, the complaints will continue.  Until
>individuals on
>both sides "try to understand" the positions of those on the other side,
>the arguments
>will continue.
>
>Learn to listen.  Learn to place yourself in the other person's position.
>Then you will
>have learned how to communicate and not to pontificate. Before you post a
>message,
>ask yourself "is this a positive contribution to the discussion?"  That
>question alone
>will cut down on the need for moderation.

That's pretty much the point I was trying to make, if you think about it.  I
was objecting to completely "non-positive contributions to the discussion."
Justifiable admonishment does not pontification make.

Sorry for this noise, I'll shut up now.


James Smallacombe                    Internet Access for Bucks County
james at pil.net                        And Philadelphia, PA.
PlantageNet Internet Ltd.            http://www.pil.net
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