[tor-talk] Reminder to stay on-topic

[Griffin Boyce]

   I've been fairly surprised that the response has been almost entirely 
positive.  The 45-post thread on cypherpunks where Zenaan Harkness 
called me a "fake man" (classy) notwithstanding.

   And is Zenaan banned?  No.  Is grarpamp or most of the other people 
who posted in support of Jacob Appelbaum banned?  No.  And is Jacob 
Appelbaum himself on the ban list?  No.  So please let us dispense with 
the idea that the handful of people banned from this list are being 
persecuted for their beliefs.

   There are thousands of people on this mailing list who receive *every* 
message -- this is not a forum where off-topic posts can be deleted 
before being seen.  And quite frankly, three weeks of unbridled posting 
seems like plenty to me.

   Tor is a software project, not a telenovela.  Please keep posts 
on-topic in the future.  There are endless opportunities to express an 
opinion online, and everyone is free to seek them out.

best,
Griffin

[1] https://cpunks.org/pipermail/cypherpunks/2016-June/013527.html
[2] Full list of those blocked: 
https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-project/2016-June/000459.html