Thus spake Leo Bicknell (bicknell@ufp.org) [25/09/03 17:19]:
Well, I've received 9 private responses to the e-mail. 7 indicate support for my proposal, 2 were neutral comments.
I post this because 2 of the 7 offered in their message that they were unwilling to support my proposal on the list because they felt it might get them thrown off the list. That is an interesting chilling effect I had not expected.
Please, if you think it's a good idea and aren't afraid to post step up and voice your support to help those unwilling to do so.
I'll voice a public support. And yes, I also received notice from Susan about my Freenet posting. What had me most confused was that I was contacted personally. I'm sure everyone else in the thread was /also/ contacted personally, but that meant that the thread continued on. It would be nice to have a public notice that the thread has wandered (or started) off-topic, and to continue conversation elsewhere.