Hi there, turns out that publishing a GNU-related web site in a swirl of public drama interrelating the free software community, GNU, and the FSF poses a lot of questions. Who would have thought? :) Until a few minutes ago only few assembly members were present on the #gnuassembly IRC channel to respond to the many people who joined to ask questions, pose concerns, veer off topic, and return to it. For the benefit of those who ask genuine questions and expect to find assembly members on #gnuassembly I propose to temporarily mute the channel (or whatever the appropriate name for the corresponding IRC action is) until a time when we can guarantee that enough assembly members are present to take questions and correct misunderstandings that may be perpetuated (maliciously or inadvertendly) by non-members. I also think that for those curious newcomers it would be good to have some ops around to ensure that inquiries can be handled without heckling from non-members. I have resigned myself to being an unapologetic IRC noob for the complete duration of my stay in this world, so if that involves kicking everyone (sorry in advance!) I’m not opposed to it. I’d like us to do this pretty soon because I can’t promise to be around tomorrow and I’d like us to either communicate well or not at all. What do you all think? -- Ricardo