[NOISE]Re: Dr. Vulis; John was right!

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	I'm not happy with the barring of Vulis from the list: sure he was
a kook and he posted many ad-hominem messages*, but I feel a mini-FAQ would
deal with the matter better. Explain the background to his tantrums** and
explain how to filter out messages with various mail packages.

*	I think Vulis was really unfair to Tim May, even though I find myself
disagreeing strongly with what Tim has to say on some matters. At least Tim
has posted interesting, thought-provoking, crypto-related material.

**	Ok, so `tantrums' is an understatement...

	Derek Bell

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On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Derek Bell wrote:

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> 	I'm not happy with the barring of Vulis from the list: sure he was
> a kook and he posted many ad-hominem messages*, but I feel a mini-FAQ would
> deal with the matter better. Explain the background to his tantrums** and
> explain how to filter out messages with various mail packages.


Right. I can see it now:

 "Hi, welcome to cypherpunks, it's a realy neat list where we talk about
crypto and other cool things.  Think of it as a living room or a bar - uh,
by the way, beware of that stain on the rug called Vulis, he will cause
lots of flame wars and spew our racist crap, but aside from that your stay
here will be a pleasant one.  You might want to filter him, here's how..."

Not cool.

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On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Ray Arachelian wrote:

> On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Derek Bell wrote:
> 
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> > 	I'm not happy with the barring of Vulis from the list: sure he was
> > a kook and he posted many ad-hominem messages*, but I feel a mini-FAQ would
> > deal with the matter better. Explain the background to his tantrums** and
> > explain how to filter out messages with various mail packages.
> 
> 
> Right. I can see it now:
> 
>  "Hi, welcome to cypherpunks, it's a realy neat list where we talk about
> crypto and other cool things.  Think of it as a living room or a bar - uh,
> by the way, beware of that stain on the rug called Vulis, he will cause
> lots of flame wars and spew our racist crap, but aside from that your stay
> here will be a pleasant one.  You might want to filter him, here's how..."
> 
> Not cool.
> 

Well, we wouldn't do it like _that_...

just say something like 

"if you feel the need to flame somebody, consider filtering posts from
them instead, here's how..."

and then proceed to show Vulis as the example ;)


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