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From: btb@hogpc.UUCP (B.BURGER)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: RE: mod.singles censorship (censorship can be good!)
Message-ID: <466@hogpc.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 15-Oct-84 17:41:51 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 15 17:41:51 1984
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>  I refuse to read anything censored. Then we tend to only see that
>  which the moderator wants us to hear. I would always be wondering about 
>  what has been deemed inappropriate for me to read.

Do you read newspapers?  Watch TV news?  These media -- and
mod.singles -- are SELECTIVE, not "censored."  To "censor" means to
specifically delete something because it's objectionable
(paraphrasing Webster's).  Mod.singles, on the other hand, will
(I think) SELECT things bacause they're of interest.  Of course,
selection is the same as censorship if you don't trust the
selectors.

As for me, I like the idea of mod.singles because there's too much
trash in net.singles.  I'll continue reading net.singles articles
only if they're SHORT and have interesting titles (assuming others
do this too, try to make titles descriptive of your points, not
just "re: something").  I'll be less selective on net.singles as
long as the moderators seem to be doing a good job.

--Bruce Burger        Freehold, NJ         {...ihnp4!}hogpc!btb