NOTICE FROM THE LIST HOST -- a vote in favor of limited moderation

From: John Foust <jfoust_at_threedee.com>
Date: Wed Aug 22 21:22:45 2001

At 03:55 PM 8/22/01 -0700, Sellam Ismail wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, John Foust wrote:
>
>> At 09:42 AM 8/22/01 -0600, Richard Erlacher wrote:
>> >While that won't get 'em all, it will remove the foul language characteristic of
>> >at least some of the rants, which tend to start the emotion-driven OT threads.
>>
>> Yeah, but does that filter out the messages where the moderator
>> is doing the swearing or insulting? :-)
>
>Just what is "foul" language? How can any spoken utterance be "foul"?
>That whole concept strikes me as being truly foul.

I think that's the whole point here. You and I could
be First Amendment absolutists, but it still means we could
appreciate the benefits of a moderated list. Next thing
you know, you'll be asking everyone to be civil and just
get along. If someone asks for a certain level of polite
behavior from others yet doesn't exhibit it themselves,
it invites accusations of hypocrisy.

- John
Received on Wed Aug 22 2001 - 21:22:45 BST