[OSM-talk] moderation going forward

[Simon Ward]

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 11:52:04AM +0200, Chris Browet wrote:
> If Talk becomes moderated/censured, where would that be?
> Wouldn't it better to create specific, on-topic moderated lists (and
> moderate the existing ones) rather than moderating "Talk", whose topic is
> not obvious?
> 
> Then people who don't want the noise can just turn it off, while leaving a
> place of "free speech", and topic-focused lists would be sane...

Most of the topic‐focused lists are sane.  I think the point is, legal
discussion is swamping the talk list, and there are already lists
specifically for legal discussion and therefore better suited to the
topic.

I think it’s fine to see the odd legal query on talk, and maybe even a
reply or two, but any lengthy discussion involving the finer details
should really be referred to legal-talk, just because it’s there, and
people who have looked into the finer details, including the LWG, are
more likely to be paying attention to legal discussion there.

Simon
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