Re: [Paddlewise] Censorship

On Jul 30, 20:31, "Geo. Bergeron" wrote:
} Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Censorship
> At 07:22 PM 7/30/98 -0700, you wrote:
> 
> OK . . . everyone read my question. I could be entirely wrong, but I feel
> it's   entirely polite and reasonable. Just for the record. The question of
> censorship involves the entire group, and so I addressed the entire group.
> 
> Now read the response from Bob Meyers. It seems apparent to me (and again
> I could be entirely wrong) that Meyers' reply is abrasive and inflammatory.
> I think it's uncalled for, and I'm greatly put off by these petty attacks. 

Oh for heaven's sake.  You *know* you're attacking the list owner's
policies if you start complaining about "censorship". Don't play dumb,
you're smarter than that.  You knew *very* well who runs this list
and sets list policy.  Stupid rhetorical attacks like that won't fly.

And you misspelled my name, too.

> Just for the record. I reserve the right to be controversial. I suppose
> there's a filter in the system for such dangerous terms as "Nazi,"
> "Marxist," "stooge," "fascist," and god forbid "sponson." Further, let me
> go on record as stating that these terms don't threaten my Weltanschauung.

Don't I recall you saying that you moved to Paddlewise to get away from
the sponson debate?  It was stopped on Paddlewise only through *censorship*
of the sponson discussion.

Anyway, your message just hit the automatic delay filters, it wasn't
permanently censored. Your message was posted eventually.

> This might come as a huge shock to you. . . I don't keep close tabs on all
> the policy statements of all the groups I subscribe to online. No,
> paddlewise is NOT the center of my cosmos. 

Nevertheless, your complete ignorance of list policy is no one's fault
but your own.  If you can't pay attention, it's your own fault, and you're
going to get flamed for it if you start attacking others.

> You may flame me to your heart's desire. Better flames than restricted
> speech. 

Guess you should go back to an unmoderated list instead, then.  Why 
are you posting here?  Because you *like* restricted speech - within
limits.  Stop playing dumb.

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