[extropy-chat] Reccommendations for a mailing list

[Fred C. Moulton]

I fondly remember the list as it was in its beginning.  My memory
(admittedly imperfect) of some of the differences between then and now:
1.  Virtually everyone who posted a message on a topic knew what they
were talking about.  If someone did not know about something then they
would ask for a reference.  Argument by assertion and blustering
bullsh1t were rare.
2.  At the very beginning the volume was not very high but the quality
was very good.  There were not a lot of time wasting posts which quoted
an entire message with only a lame one line followup.
3.  A corollary to #1 and #2 is that there were people who would read a
lot and not post on every topic which came along.
4.  People could read and comprehend what was written.  There was a lot
less of the reply messages starting "Oh, you mean ..." followed by some
bogus nonsense which was not even close to the original message.
5.  Virtually everyone on the list was well versed in and committed to
individual liberty and an improved future.  They generally had a good
understanding of a wide range of topics from free-market economics to
pan-critical rationalism to technology and science.
6.  Many of the people who posted in the first few years dropped off for
a variety of reasons.  I see some of them socially and occasionally on
other lists, they are still around.

Fred