Re: Cheers to the Communication Committee [was: Likely /8 Scenario - Carriers will TAKE what they want ?]

[Steven Bellovin <smb () cs columbia edu>]

On Apr 8, 2010, at 6:39 45PM, Michael Dillon wrote:

> > I guarantee you the Communications Committee is on the job.  What's more, they are doing a GREAT job - for no money 
> > and apparently no gratitude.  It is worse than thankless, no matter what they do they will be derided.  Filter 
> > someone and they get flamed.  Leave someone allowed to post and they get reamed.  I'm shocked anyone would actually 
> > want the job.
>
> So why can't the Communications Committee do a little communicating.
> Sure it's thankless work if you do it in secret and in silence. But
> the occasional message to the list wouldn't hurt. People WOULD feel
> thankful if they see that the CC is making an attempt.
>
> > So, I propose a new rule: To flame the CC, you MUST have volunteered to be on the CC.
>
> Right, so you are an unvolunteer on the CC. Why do we only hear from
> unvolunteers?

There are some benefits to them not acting too quickly -- I finally had enough motivation to figure out what the bugs 
were in my "plonk" script...


                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb