One more remark, I wouldn't dare to start the thread without seeing the following points on the Jimbo's Statement of principles page: 2. Newcomers are always to be welcomed. There must be no cabal, there must be no elites, there must be no hierarchy or structure which gets in the way of this openness to newcomers. [...] 6. The mailing list will remain open, well-advertised, and will be regarded as the place for meta-discussions about the nature of Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales/Stat
ement_of_principles&oldid=53296302
Bests Alx-pl
Really, a point of order - there was never any "secret" list, it was not created in secret, it was not meant to be a secret. As already stated by Tomasz earlier in the thread it was created as a "restricted-access" list but not a secret one. If you wish to discuss merits or drawbacks of such a list please do so but do not use loaded and inflammatory language by making it into something it was never intended to be.
Michal (roo72 on pl Wiki)