From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Wed May 29 2002 - 19:12:26 MDT
On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 08:14 pm, Lee Corbin wrote:
> Harvey writes
>
>> On Wednesday, May 29, 2002, at 10:57 am, Lee Corbin wrote:
>>> The practice of *censorship* is looked upon as extremely
>>> deplorable. We suppose that it's diametrically opposed
>>> to "Freedom of Speech", which we all support. Therefore,
>>> we must view censorship as completely and always "evil"
>>
>> That's why ExI does not practice censorship in our moderation. It is a
>> libelous or slanderous attack on Extropy Institute to claim that we
>> condone, practice or encourage censorship. If you have any evidence to
>> support these claims, present them immediately. Otherwise, drop this
>> false claim.
>
> What claim? What claim is it that you think I'm making?
>
> Lee
Give me a break! Quit posting false claims and then playing innocent
later.
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On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 11:24 pm, Lee Corbin wrote:
> Subject: Censorship
You started this whole "censorship" thread.
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On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 11:24 pm, Lee Corbin wrote:
> What concerned a number of us, including me, was the
> forcefulness of the requests---sometimes demands---that
> certain topics be avoided, that certain persons not submit
> an intended post.
You claim that people have received demands to not submit a specific
post.
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On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 11:24 pm, Lee Corbin wrote:
> were a list moderator
> to end a thread, or to take any forceful action whatsoever,
> we must conclude that censorship has occurred.
You claim that any action to end a thread by the list moderator must be
considered "censorship".
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On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 11:24 pm, Lee Corbin wrote:
> So, in conclusion, I would ask those crying "censorship!" to
> rephrase their expressions of dismay.
You claim that people are objecting to censorship occurring on this list.
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No one else seems to be participating in your fantasy that censorship is
occurring. Everyone else seems to disagree with you, yet you keep
posting and you keep quoting people out of context to imply that there
is widespread concern over events that are not occurring.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
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