Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site encore.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!encore!lawrence From: lawrence@encore.UUCP (Scott Lawrence) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: Net censorship Message-ID: <263@encore.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 14:15:00 EST Article-I.D.: encore.263 Posted: Mon Nov 11 14:15:00 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 22:39:57 EST References: <530@aero.ARPA> Reply-To: lawrence@encore.UUCP (Scott Lawrence) Followup-To: net.news Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Wellesley Hills, MA Lines: 19 Keywords: censorship Summary: In response to the recent posting calling for an end to all censorship on the net in general, and the mod.computers.ibm-pc group in particular - I disagree. Moderated groups provide a great service to readers by filtering a lot of noise and repetition, but in doing so the moderator is taking on some responsiblity for the material which _is_ distributed. We should not ask moderators to take any responsiblity which they are not comfortable with. If the guidelines for a group are clearly and publicly stated ( as is normally the case ), and you feel that some subject you wish to see covered is being neglected - start a mailing list to cover it. No one is regulating mailing lists, and there are plenty of un-moderated groups in which to announce its existance and stimulate participation. -- Scott Lawrence UUCP: {decvax,allegra,linus,ihnp4}!encore!lawrence