Re: [WinMac] Re: moderated list

Bill Chapman(billc[at]SARC.MsState.Edu)
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 21:07:02 -0600 (CST)

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On Wed, 20 Jan 1999, Alex Dearden wrote:
> > Is anyone else in favor of making this a moderated list? I
> >volunteer to be one of the moderators to stop this garbage.
>
> Not that I disagree with you, but where does moderation stop and
> *censorship* begin?

That is what list ownership is all about. When list users become
immoderate in their language and chosen topics, the moderator
moderates, i.e., censors it. If you want a list where unbridled
tongues are the rule, start your own list. We joined this one
accepting the list owner's premises.

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