Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cmu-cs-k.ARPA Path: utzoo!utcsrgv!garfield!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!cmu-cs-pt!cmu-cs-k!tim From: tim@cmu-cs-k.ARPA (Tim Maroney) Newsgroups: net.news,net.ai,net.games.pbm Subject: Re: The cost of moderating satellite News Message-ID: <20980049@cmu-cs-k.ARPA> Date: Sat, 5-Jan-85 06:03:39 EST Article-I.D.: cmu-cs-k.20980049 Posted: Sat Jan 5 06:03:39 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Jan-85 22:42:56 EST References: <1319@eosp1.UUCP> Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, CS/RI Lines: 19 Toby Robison is interesting as usual, but I feel the point of my concern has not been addressed directly. Is there some legal requirement that satellite-broadcast USENET messages not contain words which some people call "obscene"? If not, then I strongly suggest that such words not be used as a criterion for rejection of an article by satellite article screeners. This objection is not made on personal grounds -- anyone who follows my messages knows I very rarely use such words myself (since there are usually more expressive ways to communicate). The objection is that ANY unneccesary censorship is to be avoided at all costs, and this should be considered a general ethical principle. -=- Tim Maroney, Carnegie-Mellon University Computation Center ARPA: Tim.Maroney@CMU-CS-K uucp: seismo!cmu-cs-k!tim CompuServe: 74176,1360 audio: shout "Hey, Tim!" "Remember all ye that existence is pure joy; that all the sorrows are but as shadows; they pass & are done; but there is that which remains." Liber AL, II:9.