From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!zeppo!wheps!eagle!mhuxt!cwc Newsgroups: net.followup Title: Censorship, etc. Article-I.D.: mhuxt.1058 Posted: Wed Sep 1 14:12:21 1982 Received: Mon Sep 6 01:25:54 1982 Am I mistaken, or aren't the vast majority (if not all) of the machines on this net owned by institutions rather than individuals? Like it or not, folks, management holds the purse strings, and they can do as they damn well please if they feel their resources are being misused, even in academia! Rant and rave as you will about your right to say anything you please on the net, but you will eventually be talking to yourself (pro- vided you still have access) if too many people in positions of power get fed up with the nonsense. And if management doesn't get fed up first, consider how many people have permanently turned off their CB radios because of the uncontrollable trash broadcast over the public airwaves. They've opted out of an enjoy- able and potentially useful facility because a segment of the population feels its "freedom to speak" includes no obligation to respect the sensi- bilities of others. I'd hate to see Netnews go the way of the Carrier Pidgeon because a suf- ficient number of contributors wouldn't exercise a little self-control. Chip Christ BTL, Murray Hill, NJ ...mxuht!cwc