[asterisk-biz] OT: Re: comepletely off topic political stuff

[Steve Totaro]

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Steve Totaro
<stotaro at totarotechnologies.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Richard Lyman <pchammer at dynx.net> wrote:
>> Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 10:00 +0000, Abdul Hakeem wrote:
>>>
>>>> Conscience is the motor that drives any business. Proclaiming 'I am
>>>> not the one living in poverty in Gaza' does not strike that cord of
>>>> compassion, at least in my book. One might even be tempted to say I am
>>>> not the guy sitting on the 82nd floor of WTC on 9/11. Let's be
>>>> compassionate ...guys ! If it can happen to them so it can happen to
>>>> any one of us. We are just fortunate not be be born or live in that
>>>> particular section of the world.
>>>>
>>>
>>> that does not matter on this list, this is not a political list, it is
>>> not a compassion list, it is not a middle east list, it is a asterisk
>>> business list, that requires 2 components - asterisk and business.  Even
>>> support requests get the same treatment, because they belong elsewhere
>>> (like the asterisk-users list).  This topic does not deal with asterisk
>>> (or telephony that can be related) and business, as such it does not
>>> belong here.
>>>
>>> There are plenty of places on the intarweb that it does belong, but this
>>> is not one of them.  I encourage everyone on this list to just drop this
>>> topic, any responses that further it in any form, take away from the
>>> list, its intent, and its charter.
>> It might be nice if there were some moderation on this list (at least
>> until people start following the rules).
>> Someone should bring it up with the digium guys.
>>
>>
>
> I am totally against moderation (ie stripping freedom of speech).
>
> Skip the post if you don't want to read it (like the Viagra stuff that
> has hit the lists).  The title was not deceptive, so skip it.
>
> I have subscribed to these lists for many years, and they are almost
> always on-topic or at least related to telephony.  Very rarely have I
> seen this sort of post, and the list is pretty much self policing.
>
> Andy posts some really off-topic things sometimes, like Rehan used to,
> but besides a few of those and an occasional Viagra ad, I see no real
> need for a "Moderator".
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Steve Totaro
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>

Furthermore, what would a Digium paid moderator do?  Have to approve
each post before it goes out?  Decide what is on-topic or not?

Maybe they would think that Sangoma posts were off--topic.

I don't see how you and others pointing out that it should not be
posted here is any different than a Digium employee, unless they are
approving each post, which sounds like a full time job and very
subjective.

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