Suggestion to list admins for warning/disclaimer on the web for new subscribers

[Steve Kinney]

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On 09/03/2016 07:31 AM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 03, 2016 at 02:23:48PM +0300, Georgi Guninski wrote:


>> The list has spooks, paid trolls, other similar whores and
>> possibly crackpots.
>> 
>> Some of them post actively, others rarely.
>> 
>> Their motivation might include: * social engineering *
>> manipulating opinions * profiting from the past reputation of the
>> term cypherpunk * killing the list
>> 
>> "What You See is NOT What You Get"
>> 
>> Use common sense when reading or posting to the list. ====
> 
> Excellent suggestion - full disclosure and pre-forewarning is
> highly recommended. We have a duty of care to newcomers to make
> sure they don't get involved in anything they might want to not get
> involved in, and they ought be suitably forewarned :)

Such a warning qualifies as a marketing placement, whether intended or
not, depicting the list as a fast and crazy scene where seriously
weird people hang out:  spooks, social engineers, crackpots, etc.
Kind of like taking a wrong turn on a familiar street and walking
straight into an X Files episode.

"It could happen to you."

:o)






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