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From: rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen)
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Subject: Re: mod.all and net.fascism
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Date: Thu, 18-Oct-84 18:08:33 EDT
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> My gripe is the new 'mod.motss', being created because
> some contributors say things that some of the readers don't want to
> read; not that the contributions aren't worthwhile, but if you don't
> adhere to the new liberal sensibilities you apparently have to be
> muzzled.  [GORDON MOFFETT]

As a reader of net.motss, let me point out that there's a major difference
between a posting that asks:  "What should gay people do about public
reaction to the gay movement resulting from the AIDS situation?" and one
that says:  "If you'll take your friend's cock out of your mouth, you
might see what an asshole you are!  I'm not knocking faggots, but these queers
just won't answer my question!"  (NOTE THAT NO QUESTION WAS ASKED.)
The first type of posting has yet to be seen.  The second has been the
exclusive and extensive domain of one Ken Arndt and one David Brunson.
If Messrs. Arndt and Brunson do have questions to ask gay people, as many
more gullible people seem to believe, then perhaps knowing that their
"questions" will be screened by a moderator might encourage them to "ask" in a
more civil manner, perhaps even approaching the first type of posting above.

> Look at the recent problems in net.motss and the ongoing problems with
> net.music.classical for examples where a minority party has made a group
> pretty painful for the interested majority.  [CHUQ VON ROSPACH]

Huh?  Last time I looked there were no "problems" in net.music.classical,
as articles on a wide variety of topics flowed through the group.  However,
a moderated music newsgroup might solve some of the main problems that those
who requested a classical subgroup had with an eclectic newsgroup.  Articles
could be grouped/digested by topic, and a weekly/biweekly index of articles
of interest to those of particular tastes or interests could be posted (by
keyword?), alleviating the "there's-so-much-I'm-not-interested-in-so-why-should
-I-have-to-wade-through-it-all" problem.
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						Rich Rosen    pyuxd!rlr