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Subject: Re: [regrep] Re: [chairs] Re: [regrep] [Fwd: ObjectRef andRegistryObject need common base type]
Karl, Farrukh, All, I neglected to mention in my last post, that I agree that protecting us from Spam is essential, and welcome, and my comments have no relation to that, which I agree is beneficial. Thanks, Rex At 10:06 AM -0400 9/26/03, Farrukh Najmi wrote: >Karl F. Best wrote: > >>Rex, Farrukh: >> >>It's been the case for quite some time now that a person must >>subscribe to the comment list in order to post a comment. I know >>that it sounds silly to require this, but we've got to keep the >>spam off the lists and out of the archives, and the only other >>method is to moderate all of the comment lists and I haven't heard >>anyone volunteer to handle them all. > >Having to manage several lists on the web I now completely >understand the rationale Karl presents for requiring subsription to >all OASIS mailing lists. This has been the most effective way to >eliminate automatically generated spam on a mailing list in my >experience. > >I certainly feel comfortable that this policy is to protect us from >SPAM and not motivated by any other sinister motives. > >Thanks for the explaination Karl. > >> >> >>We are putting together a web form that can be used to submit >>comments; I hope that we can launch this pretty quickly (we're also >>working on a couple other things at the same time). Once we have >>this then the guy on the street won't need to subscribe in order to >>send just one comment. >> >>-Karl >> >> >> >>Rex Brooks wrote: >> >>>Folks, >>> >>>I caught this on the ebxml registry list and while I have not >>>checked on the actual procedures in place with regard to the >>>current manifestation of OASIS poolicy on the public comment >>>lists, I find this unexceptional. With apologies to OASIS, I have >>>to say that I find the current policy to have, in effect, killed >>>the public comment lists, to the detriment of the TCs and OASIS at >>>large at a time when many of us are trying our best to improve the >>>stature of OASIS in the arena of standards bodies. This is a >>>shame, and I must admit that I have, in effect, also thrown in the >>>towel because it is a fight that I doubt we can win. The official >>>mind is made up, and regardless of the rationale, the effect may >>>already be irreversible. After more than two years of working on >>>the Human Markup Language, I have concluded that one would be >>>foolish to stand in the line of fire when any human being or group >>>of humans decides to shoot itself in the foot. >>> >>>As Pogo observed, "We have met the enemy and it is us." >>> >>>Ciao, but sadly, >>>Rex >>> >>>At 10:00 PM -0600 9/25/03, Monica Martin wrote: >>> >>>>Farrukh Najmi wrote: >>>> >>>>>It seems that the regrep-comments list is now requiring that the >>>>>sender be subscribed? This does not seem right. Should we not >>>>>allow an external commenter to send comments unimpeded? I could >>>>>not even figure out how to tell Mei Zhao to subscribe. Kathryn, >>>>>could you please look into a solution to this recurring problem. >>>>> >>>>>In any event the issue/suggestion below seems to make good sense >>>>>from an OO stand point. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>mm1: On the suggestion, sounds reasonable. On the issue about >>>>comment list, I seem to remember some kind of an issue with Kavi >>>>and the fact that the comment signup was either not intuitive or >>>>didn't work correctly. The webmaster should know on the system >>>>aspects. As to the change in process, I can't answer there. >>>> >>>> >>>>To unsubscribe from this mailing list (and be removed from the >>>>roster of the OASIS TC), go to >>>>http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/regrep/members/leave_workgroup.php. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > >-- >Farrukh -- Rex Brooks GeoAddress: 1361-A Addison, Berkeley, CA, 94702 USA, Earth W3Address: http://www.starbourne.com Email: rexb@starbourne.com Tel: 510-849-2309 Fax: By Request
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