Re: gofundme Medical Expenses - Ed Hew

[Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>]

Guys, let's maybe turn the temperature down a bit.

On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 1:04 PM Mel Beckman <mel () beckman org> wrote:

> Bill,
>
> So, we can only mention in this forum the actual death of Internet
> pioneers, such as Mark Crispin, Jon Postel, and Jeanette Symons?
>
> What if the person’s health is tied to a major infrastructure component,
> such as http://www.registry.ca? No? Not a valid “operational” case?
>
> Your position seems to be "let us nip this in sad news the bud, before it
> spreads". Because, I guess, there are literally millions of selfless
> Internet pioneers, and we don’t want NANOG to be flooded with their
> memories, or at least their pleas for modest assistance as a token of
> appreciation for their lifetime of contribution.
>
> “NANOG owes them nothing!”, you didn’t say, but I heard.
>
>  -mel
>
> On Jan 25, 2021, at 9:23 AM, William Herrin <bill () herrin us> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2021 at 8:40 AM Jim Mercer <jim () reptiles org> wrote:
>
> unsure if this is allowed or not, but, here goes.
>
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> This is a lie. If you weren't sure, you'd have asked if it was ok to
> do the thing without actually doing the thing. That you went ahead and
> did it says you were pretty sure it was against the rules and figured
> you could get away with it. You may be right but the lie compounds the
> offense.
>
> I'm sorry to hear about Ed. Nevertheless, a lot of us are getting on
> in age and health and the Internet doesn't need another mailing list
> about how sad it is to grow old.
>
> May I suggest: spend a line in your signature block on the off-topic
> things you want folks on this group to know. And then attach it only
> to messages which are on topic.
>
> Regards,
> Bill Herrin