1 2015-12-10 02:09:22 <kanzure> trying to decide whether to approve/reject email that starts with "I hope this isn't out of line, but I joined the mailing list to try to start a discussion on adding opcodes to make Script Turing Pseudo-Complete as Wright suggested is possible."
 2 2015-12-10 02:10:16 <kanzure> meh nevermind, i'll let it through.
 3 2015-12-10 02:12:19 <phantomcircuit> kanzure, that seems totally reasonable for the mailing list (outside of the silly "in line with __ suggestion" part)
 4 2015-12-10 02:13:51 <kanzure> yeah but surely there is a point at which the snr of a proposal is too low
 5 2015-12-10 02:25:53 <job_> big sigh when I saw that mail. but his intentions are probably good.
 6 2015-12-10 02:26:41 <kanzure> "clearly what bitcoin developers are lacking is a bunch of forth knowledge" :D
 7 2015-12-10 02:38:01 <gmaxwell> kanzure: I have to say that stuff like that makes me find the list less useful; though I don't disagree that you were right to let it through.
 8 2015-12-10 02:38:39 <kanzure> i want to filter for signal-to-noise.
 9 2015-12-10 02:39:06 <gmaxwell> I think that post is noise.
10 2015-12-10 02:39:07 <gmaxwell> I think that post is noise.
11 2015-12-10 02:39:32 <gmaxwell> The author didn't know it was noise, of course... and obviously means well.
12 2015-12-10 02:39:33 <gmaxwell> The author didn't know it was noise, of course... and obviously means well.
13 2015-12-10 02:40:22 <jamesob> better not to err on the side of light moderation, though? outrageous stuff sometimes gets posted to Python mailing list, but the community self-polices very well
14 2015-12-10 02:40:31 <gmaxwell> now, what do I waste an hour of my time explaining things? No. Do I ignore?  What happens when everyone does the same thing?  What happens when only other clueless people respond?
15 2015-12-10 02:40:32 <gmaxwell> now, what do I waste an hour of my time explaining things? No. Do I ignore?  What happens when everyone does the same thing?  What happens when only other clueless people respond?
16 2015-12-10 02:40:36 <gmaxwell> :(
17 2015-12-10 02:40:45 <gmaxwell> (I'm not criticising you in the slighest; hard problems)
18 2015-12-10 02:40:46 <gmaxwell> (I'm not criticising you in the slighest; hard problems)
19 2015-12-10 02:41:04 <jamesob> yeah, that's fair
20 2015-12-10 02:47:24 <phantomcircuit> gmaxwell, i'll admit that i decided not to respond to it because i figured you would...
21 2015-12-10 02:50:27 <jamesob> messages can go unanswered... that in itself is a signal
22 2015-12-10 03:05:04 <gmaxwell> jamesob: but not really the right one; and it probably won't go unanswered
23 2015-12-10 03:24:53 <moa> what about the ones that begin "I'm a financial programming  professional for the last 25 years ... "?