I for one support the fact that this is a semi-moderated list. I applaud Jackie Fenton's effort to keep PaddleWise from deteriorating into a name calling diatribe. (I recently quietly dropped out of another list when I saw such a nasty "contribution" aired and left largely unchallenged by the group.) Jackie has had to make the hard arbitrary choice of identifying words to flag that will slow down passage of any note to the full list containing those flagged words. If you avoid such words and if you act civilly, you will not be "censored." This group has groundrules not censorship. Call it a dress code if you want. Or, better yet, in our own kayaking terms, a set of safety essentials to keep us all afloat in our discussions and avoiding capsize. Because of these safety devices, generally the discussion level on this forum has been stellar and I have learned a lot. I continue to feel free to contribute without the fear that someone will attack me and not my thoughts. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Jul 31 1998 - 06:00:45 PDT
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