I think the "page" is going to the list because the sender does not know the contact for the site, and the list provides a good way to find someone to handle the request... the intended recipient of the page being a north american network operator :)

We could come up with a list or an updateable site, but it's bound to be abused and thus ignored, the same reason people arn't sending to abuse@ and postmaster@ in the first place.

-Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Hannigan" <hannigan@gmail.com>
To: nanog@merit.edu
Cc: "nanog-admin" <nanog-admin@nanog.org>
Sent: Friday, January 4, 2008 2:42:13 PM (GMT-0800) America/Los_Angeles
Subject: [admin] Using the NANOG list as a paging mechanism


Hi Folks,

We'd like to politely note that paging each other on the list without
content or context is generally off-topic. These messages are
perceived by many as fragments that are not useful to the wider
community. If you could provide some level of detail as to why you are
using the list to reach someone, it would be much appreciated.

There are many benefits to this approach including more eyes on the
issue (and the message) as well as a faster MTTR. If the issue is not
involving the public Internet, then it's probably safe to conclude
that a private approach may be better.

Best Regards,

Martin Hannigan
NANOG Mailing List Committee