Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 Brag 10-8-84; site bragvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!sun!qubix!ios!oliveb!hplabs!bragvax!david From: david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) Newsgroups: net.news.group Subject: Re: mod.all and net.fascism Message-ID: <221@bragvax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 17-Oct-84 16:40:11 EDT Article-I.D.: bragvax.221 Posted: Wed Oct 17 16:40:11 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 19-Oct-84 06:20:37 EDT References: <3886@decwrl.UUCP> <1574@nsc.UUCP> <200@bragvax.UUCP> <371@amdahl.UUCP> <429@amd.UUCP> Organization: Brag Systems Inc., San Mateo, CA Lines: 18 I was apparently quoted as follows in 371@amdahl: (>> my quote, > someone else's comment) >> Can someone convince me that the "new order" mod groups are not an example >> of net.fascism? > No, I can't. My gripe is the new 'mod.motss', being created because > some contributors ... I'd like to make it clear that I have no objection to moderated groups, or to mod.motss. However, I'm very unhappy that mod.movies, mod.music, mod.newslists, mod.singles, mod.sources, and mod.unix were created anonymously with no advance discussion or justification. Who are the moderators for these groups, who selected them, and what are their qualifications? -- David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA (415) 342-3963 (...decvax!ucbvax!hplabs!bragvax!david)