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From: RWC102@PSUVM (R. W. F. Clark)
Newsgroups: news.admin,alt.flame
Subject: Re: A solution to the dilemma
Keywords: Lysergic lemonade
Message-ID: <53998RWC102@PSUVM>
Date: 19 Sep 88 23:38:37 GMT
References: <6817@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> <6818@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US>
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In <6818@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US>, jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (The Beach Bum) writes:

[Program to cancel all portal files deleted]

This is a very bad idea.  In doing this, one destroys Patrick_Townson's
insightful and well-written articles, and prevents the responsible
portal users from posting.  I suggest that the problem be handled
on an individual basis.  If an admin receives immense complaints
concerning a particular user, they should remove that user.

This is likely to be much more difficult than simply cancelling
all the articles from a node, which is why I can understand that
Mr. Haugh wishes to implement in this fashion.  However, censoring
users such as Patrick_Townson, Isaac_K_Rabinovitch, and even
John_Wasser_Thomason because of the depredations of perhaps
under ten imbeciles is unforgivable.

I objected to the removal of Eric Mading last year, sparking
an extensive debate on this topic.  Though I stated explicitly
in my article that my point had nothing to do with First
Amendment rights, but with the perpetuation of an ill
precedent, there were still those who accused me of defending
First Amendment rights on the net.

If people are free to remove such a relatively inoffensive
poster as Wasser, or even a valuable poster such as
Patrick_Townson, then not even a site admin is safe
from arbitrary removal.

I hope you will not run this program.
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