From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 80ACA957 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:08:03 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ig0-f182.google.com (mail-ig0-f182.google.com [209.85.213.182]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 234162E1 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:08:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: by igxp17 with SMTP id p17so114191703igx.1 for ; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:08:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=8mhv4aSaB6bE0jOkEFsIhszZ5FsdN4mctkVVPXUUZ1E=; b=o3m/tl4GIPyF46yBF2wEGLlrjSk5wSYqyFPpcy8HkpwofcbVmOzHZD4xkX1FgXE6Ly ddeLgZSg1x5AoQZVo+/uGSsYxpsiigkilhxPcO5feEAW6y07IXT51RNmrmEa+TObe69P VLM4RvlB3DWtL46nMIXVHBjEOVQ515ZOMIK1zzGB8dmR8zMXg2irw4QS/pdpUOdTOHgP Tk817XecYwyhbEOKDpMdEMXadHbZTFaMry0YzT5SCJHVm4PUe3ZMLoEEDKNlLbbSo2aN kttm9iOgyKOiPs9Lq/VkXdlLRqTPA8989zIrdY/DFDJD79kT8VXo/lwVPrwxlXjKRquQ K7bA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.93.33 with SMTP id cr1mr4066453igb.35.1440014882601; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:08:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.241.137 with HTTP; Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:08:02 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:08:02 -0400 Message-ID: From: Alex Morcos To: Bitcoin Dev Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b4140fc8c8132051daf97c3 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.7 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,HTML_MESSAGE,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: [bitcoin-dev] bitcoin-dev list etiquette X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 20:08:03 -0000 --047d7b4140fc8c8132051daf97c3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 This is a message that I wrote and had hoped that all the core devs would sign on to, but I failed to finish organizing it. So I'll just say it from myself. There has been a valuable discussion over the last several months regarding a hard fork with respect to block size. However the sheer volume of email and proportion of discussion that is more philosophical than technical has rendered this list almost unusable for its primary purpose of technical discussion related to Bitcoin development. Many of us share the blame for letting the discourse run off topic to such a degree, and we hope that an appeal for individual self restraint will allow this list to return to a higher signal-to-noise ratio. -Please consider the degree to which any email you send is related to technical development before sending it. -Please consider how many emails you are sending to this list regarding the same topic. This list is not appropriate for an endless back and forth debate on the philosophical underpinnings of Bitcoin. Although such a debate may be worthwhile it should be taken to another forum for discussion. Every email you send is received by hundreds of developers who value their time as much as you value yours. If your intended audience isn't really the majority of them, perhaps private communication would be more appropriate. Thanks, Alex --047d7b4140fc8c8132051daf97c3 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
This is a message that I wrote and had hoped that all the = core devs would sign on to, but I failed to finish organizing it.=C2=A0 So = I'll just say it from myself.

There has been a valuable discussion over the last se= veral months regarding a hard fork with respect to block size.=C2=A0 Howeve= r the sheer volume of email and proportion of discussion that is more philo= sophical than technical has rendered this list almost unusable for its prim= ary purpose of technical discussion related to Bitcoin development.=C2=A0 M= any of us share the blame for letting the discourse run off topic to such a= degree, and we hope that an appeal for individual self restraint will allo= w this list to return to a higher signal-to-noise ratio.
-Please consider the degree to which any ema= il you send is related to technical development before sending it.
-Please consider how many emails y= ou are sending to this list regarding the same topic.
This list is not appropriate for an endless bac= k and forth debate on the philosophical underpinnings of Bitcoin.=C2=A0 Alt= hough such a debate may be worthwhile it should be taken to another forum f= or discussion.=C2=A0 Every email you send is received by hundreds of develo= pers who value their time as much as you value yours.=C2=A0 If your intende= d audience isn't really the majority of them, perhaps private communica= tion would be more appropriate.=C2=A0

Tha= nks,
Alex

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