

| Subject: | Re: censorship |
| From: | Max Wellhouse |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:12:20 -0500 |
Dana Carvey's Church Lady, infamous host of SNL's Church Chat, would aprove of this move......weeell isn't that SPECIAL!! DM&FS ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Rodgers" <jhrodgers@CHARTER.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 2:36 PM Subject: Re: censorship > Bill, I go with Tom on this one. In this case I think it is simply a > matter of the Vanagon List being the wrong venue for either photo or > links to other sites that display explicit sex, period. It has no place > here. > > AS list administrator, Tom has the absolute right to manage this as he > sees fit, and in this case I certainly go with him. At the least, his > actions serve to protect the list, the server, and Gerry. So I'll not > complain. If I want to pollute my brain with lurids there are plenty of > places besides the Vanagon List. > > YEA TOM!!! > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver > > Bill Kasper wrote: > > > > on 6/19/01 8:44 AM, Bill N at freeholder@STARBAND.NET wrote: > > > > > > Censorship always starts because some well-meaning person thinks they know > > > what is best for the group. It happens because some person or group feels > > > morally justified in imposing their view of how things should be on everyone. > > > The people who do this think they are right, but they are not. I know you > > > mean well, but your attitude is more dangerous to our freedoms than any > > > outside enemy. > > > > > > > i've seen this discussion of "freedom of speech" on many moderated lists. > > we must remember, this list is moderated by tom, and there are certain > > rights of ownership that go with this moderation. hell, he has the servers > > and the archives, right? so tom can define porn any way he wants, and > > impose his will upon us with nary a second thought. i think folk who see it > > as a free speech issue are driving down the wrong path (with a worn afm, > > rvc). > > > > i for one don't care one way or another about porn being posted here. but > > if tom makes the decision that it should not be, i accept that > > decision...truthfully, it's his to make, regardless of whether i accept it > > or not. i am so thankful to his hosting of this list, and his moderation of > > it, i cannot express how much so. > > > > ultimately, if i don't like tom's methods of moderation, i can go away...or > > give tom enough grief so that *he* goes away. anyone else want the headache > > and cost of hosting the vanagon list? > > > > speak up, i can't hear you... > > > > bill > > '87 syncro westfalia > > http://www.scruznet.com/~kasper/pics/westy/
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