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- From: nate@psygate.psych.indiana.edu (Nathan Engle)
- Subject: Re: Kicked out of a.f.d-q? I don't think so
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 16:20:13 GMT
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- sgast+@pitt.edu (Susan Garvin) writes:
- >I've seen posts in this newsgroup from both Chaney/Hall and Schmidling
- >in the last week. I don't think that they've "gone" anywhere.
-
- Well, I must admit that I ignore a great deal of the traffic that
- comes through here, but I can't recall any posts by Steve for a week or
- so and none from Jack for over a month. I don't suppose you'd be willing
- to quote me an NNTP header from one of them? (No, I suppose not, since
- you don't even quote the text of articles to which you're responding...)
-
- >I can understand your wish that everyone be welcomed in every newsgroup,
- >but it's not a very realistic wish. The existence of moderated
- >groups and the frequent calls for more such groups are evidence of
- >this.
-
- This is the paragraph that I really wanted to respond to, because it's
- not the first time that you've made the assumption that my motivation for
- mentioning Chaney and Schmidling was that I want them to be welcomed
- everywhere. I really thought that my whole point all along in this thread
- was that these two guys were prime examples of people who are *NOT* welcomed
- everywhere and that on that basis it's not too hard to see how Ted could
- also get into the same predicament.
-
- As far as the increasing tendency towards moderated newsgroups is
- concerned, I'm sure that you're correct, however I'm afraid that I see
- the trend as somewhat undesirable. In my opinion the free and open
- exchange of ideas loses a great deal of its value when the participants
- on either side retreat into an environment of even well-intentioned
- censorship.
-
- >I don't much care for people who can dish it out but not take it. You
- >may feel differently.
-
- No, I'm not sure just what I've said or done that's given you the
- idea that I might disagree with you on that point, but maybe if I keep on
- denying your incorrect implications then you'll eventually get the message
- that I am not defending Steve or Jack but rather the right of free speech
- to which they have just as great a claim to as you or me.
-
- --
- Nathan Engle Software Juggler
- Psychology Department Indiana University
- nate@psygate.psych.indiana.edu nengle@copper.ucs.indiana.edu
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