Re: [tlug] Should we stop password protecting the TLUG archives?

[Alain Hoang <hoanga@example.com>]

Howdy all,
    Sorry to join the discussion so late...

Zev Blut wrote:

> * Do we reopen the archives?

    Yes.

> * Do we attempt to protect our members email addresses?

    Some modicum of protection wouldn't be a bad thing although I
get enough digital spam anyways that a little more won't be a big
deal.   I'm not sure I'm big into the image based approach.  I think just
a simple chopping stuff after the @ mark is sufficient but I'm
not really biased to any particular solution except, "Something is better
than nothing."

>
> * As search engines have become more powerful, almost anything we mail
> to the list will become available for an indefinite amount of time.
> Sometimes we may say things were in the heat of the moment that may
> come back to haunt us.
> ** Do we care about this?

    I don't.  My understanding of the TLUG mailing list is that it is a 
public
(in a way) forum for exchange of information so one should try to act
appropriately.  If this is actually a private mailing list between a small
set of individuals that is certainly news to me  :)

> ** Should we allow users to ask for removal/anonymization of their
> mails from the archives?

    No opinion on this.

>
> ** Should we make it clear to new comers who are about to join the
> list about the archiving and what not?

    Yes.  I think a notice to a potential new user isn't a bad thing at all.

>
> * Should we keep the archives closed, but choose highlights from the
> archive to put on the web site?

    Sounds like effort to pick out what's good... 

> ** Should we do this anyway?  If so who is going to volunteer to
> organize this?

    I'm for the Wiki idea but I get this feeling that even with a very
low barrier to participate tool such as a Wiki the updates will be
sporadic. However, sporadic is better than none I think.  And
perhaps the technical meetings might give some more incentive
for a flurry of sporadic updates to occur.


Alain