If someone's views offend you, you can filter them off into a mailbox of their
own, and either read them or not, depending on your mood. That's your right
and privilege, and, perhaps, duty, since it certainly shouldn't be Jay's job
to accomodate everyone's individual preferences, quirks, and foibles.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glen Goodwin" <acme_ent_at_bellsouth.net>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 11:14 PM
Subject: [CCTALK] Rants
> > From: Raymond Moyers <rmoyers_at_nop.org>
>
> > I understand the thinking behind bifurcation of the list,
> > but this wont quell the foamy mouth shout-down/shoot-down
> > crowd that lay claim to that manufactured "civil" right
> > to protection against speach that they find offensive.
>
> Jay --
>
> I find Mr. Moyers' speech to be offensive in the context of this list. In
> it, I found no reference to computers, or anything related to them.
> Additionally, he implicitly invokes our right to free speech, but seems to
> forget that this is a private mailing list, which means our rights may be
> limited here. As far as I understand it, we may say what we want on this
> list, but we may be banned from the list if we go too far.
>
> I think you have done a great job of splitting up the list and moving it to
> a new server and software. However, I would like to protect myself from
> Mr. Moyers' offensive rants. Since this is a private list, is there any
> mechanism for banishment of gross repeat offenders? It seems to me that
> very few subscribers would want to keep receiving the sort of messages Mr.
> Moyers continues to send.
>
> Glen
> 0/0
>
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