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Subject: Stargate:  why Frank Adrian is right.
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Date: Wed, 6-Feb-85 12:41:52 EST
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[Stargate: The final frontier.]

I have heard a lot from each side, and would like to add this:

-There is no doubt that stargate or something similar that will cut down
on the centralized cost burden is necessary to maintain USENET in any form.

-As the moderators get more comfortable with their services, they will
fear reprisal less and less as they realize they can control any reprisals.

-As each 'landmark' lawsuit hits the papers and a new precedent for libel
is set, wild paranoia is inevitably going to sweep the moderators and
stricter controls will have to be set.

-Someone is going to make the statement "My signoff will contain 16 words--
the length of each word will correspond to a digit (10 letters = 0) of a
credit card number" or some such nonsense.

-No one will ever be allowed to post again as all the moderators go into
hiding in foreign countries.

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It is impossible, though, to understand what I mean.  (5453 7482 2062 0414)