What is offtopic and what should be avoided on this list?

Mirimir mirimir at riseup.net
Tue Jan 13 12:21:21 PST 2015


On 01/12/2015 11:12 AM, grarpamp wrote:
> Un Georgi Guninski <guninski at guninski.com> escrit Wed, 7 Jan 2015 14:05:53:
>> I would like to know what is offtopic and what should be avoided
>> on this list.
> 
> The current official charter on the homepage is:
> 
> "The Cypherpunks mailing list is a mailing list for discussing
> cryptography and its effect on society."
> 
>> Appears to me wide variety of topics are discussed.
> 
> That's probably because a wide variety of topics are applicable to
> charter.

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>> gross nonsense
> 
> The decades of cypherpunks list has plenty of moments and characters...
> radicals, pros and antis, corporates, govts, citizens, assholes,
> frauds, dreamers, tinhatters, philosophers, savants, ALT's,
> shills/SP's, notorious actors, and more. All part of its history
> and makes it what it is. A few people bitching or leaving is nothing
> out of the ordinary in that context, in fact, that's a compliment
> to the list. Unless you think Cypherpunk is all about happy
> homogenized pasteurized consensus and submission, particularly with
> and regarding the enemy... governments, oppressives, monitors,
> privacy invaders and whatever else. Ain't no punk in that. Oi!

I recall toto, with great fondness :)

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