Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ncoast.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!whuxle!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!cwruecmp!atvax!ncoast!bsafw From: bsafw@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Freedom of speech is NOT freedom of net. Message-ID: <96@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Jun-84 14:13:33 EDT Article-I.D.: ncoast.96 Posted: Mon Jun 4 14:13:33 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jun-84 19:37:54 EDT References: <269@cepu.UUCP> Organization: North Coast XENIX, Cleveland Lines: 26 That example about the Moral Majority is an interesting one -- they actually tried exactly that (only they didn't quite ask) on a local BBS. As the BBS was devoted to free speech (anyone familiar with CommuniTrees?), we (sysop & fairwitnesses (asysops to the uninitiated)) concluded that they could post their views but not censor the Tree. They tried censorship anyway; eventually they gave up because the censorship caused ALL Tree users to shun the Moral Majority no matter *What* subject was being discussed (and we did have some sympathetic users before that). Which raises a similar possibility on here. Can the Net restrict received news to UNC, or some similar action, until/if/when UNC shows due cause to have ousted Tim from the Net? It seems to me that, although it may be a University matter, it is also very much a Usenet matter, and we should guard against universities performing this kind of censorship. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "...(he himself being Brandon Allbery one universe's prime decvax!cwruecmp!{atvax!ncoast|ncoast}!{bsafw|stuart} example of utter, MCI Mail: 161-7070 rambunctious free USMail (core dump): will!)" 6504 Chestnut Road Independence, Ohio 44131