Very Well said!!!. Hope it will end the endless thread
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

The Bus Depot wrote:

> Recently, when someone posted a pornographic link to the List, it happened
> while administrator Tom Carrington was out of town. However, when he learned
> of it, he was very quick to state (in no uncertain terms) that it was
> inappropriate and would not be permitted on the list again.  Thus he made it
> clear that this is a moderated list, and "off color" topics do not belong
> here.
>
> This has nothing to do with free speech. Pornography, racism, etc. are
> constitutionally protected, and as such are fully entitled to their place on
> the internet, just as Vanagon discussion is.  But racist attacks are no more
> appropriate to a VW mailing list than VW questions are to a racist website.
>
> I have remained silent, expecting that any day Tom would settle the issue by
> making the same strong statement against racist attacks on the List that he
> did about pornography.  I assumed that if Tom feels that pornography is
> inappropriate to a list about VW's, he would certainly feel the same about
> overt racism.
>
> Tom, I really hope that you are out of town again, and simply unaware of
> this situation. Because otherwise you would be implying by your obvious
> silence that it is perfectly fine with you if listmembers start hurling
> racial attacks at eachother.  Can we now start attacking all races?  Is the
> "N word" approved for use on the list, then?  Can we use choice terms for
> homosexuals, too?  Is this really appropriate to a list about VW's?
>
> Tom, are you there?
>
> - Ron Salmon
>   The Bus Depot, Inc.
>   www.busdepot.com
>   (215) 234-VWVW
>
> p.s.  For those who would like to learn more about what you can do to fight
> racism, visit www.tolerance.org (or its parent site www.splcenter.org).
> Every year since its inception, The Bus Depot has donated a portion of its
> profits to this and other likeminded organizations.  Racism, both overt and
> covert, is everywhere - yes, even on this list - but that does not mean that
> we have to accept it as inevitable. From gradeschool education to community
> involvement, we can make a change.  To see one thing our local community is
> doing to fight racism, see http://www.user.fast.net/~isaacs/plposter.jpg .