Richard -

Fair points, legal points, tedious points, energy sapping points also,
but I accept them.

I have subscribed to your ccdiscuss@... list but as yet no posts.

But this exchange between us already highlights the stupidity of the
decision to switch this list off. Talk about foot shooting. All the
energy is being dispersed and focus lost. It's like the classic
gatekeeping exercise. Get passionate people together, coral them into
some sort of compromised organisational structure then, at some moment
or on a whim, whip the rug out from under their feet.

Ok, I am laying it on a bit thick, but the logic holds good.

Would you or anyone else on this list have a list of all the other
lists that I could subscribe to?

Is there a new, self evident focal point for CC and related discussion
and if so, how do I get to it?

Even though I have made few posts here, I will miss this resource. It
costs nothing, is optional to join and brings together differing and
complementary views that can be given a thorough going over. Anyway,
enough of this repetitive chat.

Adios IJCCR.

On Nov 30, 2007 11:52 AM, Richard Kay <rich@...> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 09:56:38PM +0000, Pablo 88 wrote:
>
> > If neither of these suggestions are acceptable, then can you [Colin] at
least
> > provide some responsible individual on this list with the 510 email
> > addresses of the current subscribers so that they can be placed upon a new
> > email discussion list.
>
> Pablo, that would be contrary to the UK Data Protection Act, which
> prevents data collected for one purpose being used for another.
> Also reusing such an address list
> in connection with another hosted list would result in the
> new host being in breach of their ISPs acceptable usage agreement
> in connection with the requirement for active consent of
> recipients to receive bulk email.
>
> I agree with Ernie, that those following this discussion have
> an opportunity to join continuing discussions, about which
> subscription links have been posted. Anyone who isn't reading
> these invitations and actively accepting these, isn't consenting
> to be on any new or existing lists which provide discussion
> spaces as alternatives to this closing discussion.
>
> Spam is generally defines as unsolicited bulk email, which
> means that this address list can't be reused by a responsible
> person.
>
> Regards,
> Richard.
>
>
> >
> > -- Pablo
> >
>