Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxu!welsch From: welsch@houxu.UUCP (Larry Welsch) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: The Tim Maroney Case Message-ID: <391@houxu.UUCP> Date: Sun, 3-Jun-84 10:25:58 EDT Article-I.D.: houxu.391 Posted: Sun Jun 3 10:25:58 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Jun-84 08:41:26 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 34 I haven't seen anything from UNC either denying or confirming the censorship articles posted by Tim before he left. Aside, from being interesting as a case history, I have the following reactions: 1. Someone at UNC should respond to the articles and clear up any misinformation the articles may have conveyed. 2. Tim did at times post offensive articles, but I never saw articles or received any offensive mail from Tim that would justify the actions taken by UNC. 3. A question that is still has not been answered for me is: Was it the intellectual content of Tim's articles that UNC officials found offensive or was it the way the articles were written? Tim was not above name calling or using derogatory language. 4. There is no question of rights or a violation of rights involved. 5. While there is no question of rights involved, a University, amongst other things, is supposed to create an environment hospitable to the free exchange of ideas, the impression given by the censorship articles is that this is not true at UNC. 6. It is not apparent to me that Tim ever discovered what was offending the officials at UNC. It is difficult for me to draw any conclusions about the people involved based on Tim's articles. However, I believe the articles should make us all aware of just how fragile the net is. Larry Welsch houxu!welsch