[governance] New membership database: choose your own username

[McTim]

On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Avri Doria <avri at acm.org> wrote:
> hi,
>
> same experience.
>
> my assumption is that Jeremy has set it up so that an admin, in this case Jeremy, has to approve us.
>
> btw, I do not understand the statement in Jeremy's original note that this is the only way to subscribe to the email list.  has the list moved?  if not what stops direct subscription? and do we as a group want people to have to run a gauntlet to subscribe to the list?

no

>
> i wonder to what degree is gate-keeping consistent with the letter and spirit of the IGC charter.

I don't feel it is consistent with either.


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Cheers,

McTim
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route indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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