Re: 2017 NANOG Elections General Information

[Bill Woodcock <woody () pch net>]

> > On Sep 10, 2017, at 1:59 PM, Bryan Holloway <bryan () shout net> wrote:
> > I point specifically to the opening talk at Bellevue where there were wackily photoshop'd pictures of NANOG star 
> > heavy-hitters.
> > Had I been a first-time attendee, I would've felt like a high-school freshman being told who all the "cool seniors" 
> > were.
> > Frankly, it was awkward and off-putting.
>
> On Sep 11, 2017, at 12:32 AM, Bill Woodcock <woody () pch net> wrote:
> Probably a safe bet that it was mostly aspirant juniors.

Patrick has pointed out to me that my offhand dismissiveness painted with an overly broad brush and encompassed people 
whom I undoubtedly do not think so little of.  So, my sincere apologies for my tone and speaking-out-of-turn about a 
slide deck that I hadn’t actually seen.  I do very much miss the “cool seniors” who worked so hard to make this what it 
was, twenty-five and thirty years ago; I owe them a lot.  I’m sure the people who are working hard to make the 
organization what it is today are serving a similar function for people who are entering the industry today.

Nostalgia was causing me to conflate two things which are unrelated  The frat-boy thing is a problem, not only in 
NANOG, but in ARIN and RIPE.  I’d very much like to see it fixed, so that everyone can enjoy collegial support, rather 
than just a subset of participants.

                                -Bill