To many (or most) of the people participating in this thread -

I enjoy watching flame wars as much - perhaps more - than the next person...

But please keep in mind the NANOG mailing list guidelines at https://www.nanog.org/resources/usage-guidelines/ as well as the Code of Conduct that's included by reference at https://www.nanog.org/about/code-conduct/. Clearly, there are multiple NANOG mailing list guidelines that are being violated by people in this thread. I encourage all of you to read the guidelines and evaluate each message carefully before sending it.

I'd especially like to draw your attention to one guideline in particular:

#2 - Posts should be thoughtfully crafted for an audience of more than 10,000 Internet-networking engineers, operators, and architects in our community.

Even if I am insanely generous in how I characterize the technical and operational value of these messages, it's pretty clear that many of them don't pass this particular test. So, please up your game. Otherwise, you're wasting the time of thousands of people. And you're creating more work for NANOG staff - they will have to issue warnings, place people into moderation queues, etc. It's just a pain in the ass for everybody involved, so don't do it.

Thanks,

- Benson

(I am a NANOG Board Member, but I am sending this message only in my personal capacity at this time.)