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- From: sschaff@roc.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Stephen F. Schaffner)
- Subject: sci.physics.research (was: The EVIL Abian.)
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- Organization: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
- References: <1992Dec17.184725.26583@ugle.unit.no> <1992Dec19.214340.19190@galois.mit.edu> <1992Dec22.214748.9341@novell.com>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 22:41:47 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.214748.9341@novell.com>, dseeman@novell.com (Daniel Seeman)
- writes:
- |> In article <1992Dec19.214340.19190@galois.mit.edu> jbaez@riesz.mit.edu
- (John C. Baez) writes:
-
- |> >In short, my question is this: could I moderate or co-moderate such a
- |> >newsgroup without ruining my life?
- |>
- |> Probably not. Government censors have been trying to control information's
- |> flow to the public since, well, since forever. And look at the lunacy of those
- |> censorship workers! Why would you think a private citizen would have an easier
- |> time of it?
-
- What is the reason for the repeated association of a moderated
- newsgroup with censorship? While we're at it, which government
- censorship workers have had their lives ruined by their jobs?
- Although I'm not very optimistic about its success, I think a
- moderated spin-off from sci.physics is a worth a try. I read sci.physics
- for entertainment and occasional education (e.g. about interpretations of
- QM); a forum where I could discuss questions that come up in my work
- would be a welcome addition. Only an extended experiment will show
- whether enough physicists can be lured in to make it work.
-
- --
- Steve Schaffner sschaff@unixhub.slac.stanford.edu
- The opinions expressed may be mine, and may not be those of SLAC,
- Stanford University, or the DOE.
-