The policy is currently enforced entirely through self-regulation, which is apparently unsuccessful. Too many disadvantages. Motion is made to have two unmoderated lists. Motion is made to delay discussion of the definition of proper content for the announcement list. The vote fails to reach a clear majority and discussion continues.
Motion is made to remove newsgroup and web-site options from the discussion.
Chaos reins for several minutes and then is beaten into submission. It was very chaotic, with a lot of confusion and misunderstanding. In the meantime, I'm going to summarize. I'm sorry if this is bad form, but I want to keep the minutes coherent. Things such as Nana Visitor's pregnancy and updates on the new Star Wars movies are appropriate content under this category.