[p2p-research] further contribution by David Ronfeldt on p2p as successor system

[Kevin Carson]

 On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 4:20 PM, marc fawzi <marc.fawzi at gmail.com> wrote:

 > So because I don't accept the arbitrary message length rule (yet
 > accept the logical one based on Google limit) then you subjectively
 > call that abuse and moderate me out of the list.

 > This wrongness will be exposed. That even in a forum advocating
 > openness and equality that someone would assume authority and moderate
 > out an individual who disagreed with some arbitrary rule regarding
 > message length.

 > I'm sure Michel does NOT stand for this. If he does that would be news
 > to me.
 > I can see thru you.

Not long ago, you dismissed requests to observe netiquette
(specifically to trim posts) as tantamount to expecting you to bow to
"the herd," and used a lot of pseudo-Nietzschean rhetoric about
unique, creative individuals being stifled by arbitrary rules.  And
you pointed out that any members of "the herd" who didn't like your
lack of consideration could simply filter out your emails.

But when the system started automatically bouncing your untrimmed
posts, you complained about it and demanded we adjust the list
settings--in other words, the unique, superior, creative individual
demanded that the herd bow to his convenience.

Sorry, Charlie.  As you said of our taking the trouble to filter you,
if you don't like having your messages bounced you can start trimming
them.  Why should "the herd" bow to your will?

-- 
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