Re: [atlarge-discuss] The wisdom of GBS

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Eric and all stakeholders or other interested parties and members,

  CENSORSHIP IN ANY OF IT'S FORMS IS WRONG!
Self censorship is one of the worst forms of censorship that
can be imagined.   Pleading the 5th is a form of self censorship
that is a two edged sword for instance.  Just look at the senate
hearing's on Enron, Worldcom, Quest, ect, ect, ect...  Just review
for instance when FDR held his tongue when the sudatenland
was marched on by the than Nazi german army.  Had he
spoken as he so desired to do, dunkirk may have never happened
as FDR may have been able to mobilize the american people
sooner.  Instead 1000's died perhaps unnecessarily.  So yes,
despite Danny's verbal fencing, and your, Eric, suggestion,
old George Bernard Shaw was oh so timelessly and
unconditionally correct!  I bow to his uncommon wisdom...  Perhaps
now, you and Danny shall also?  I am a patient man, as GBS was,
so I can always continue to be hopeful for those that espouse
less than what GBS said here, and hope after all is the mother of
all men....

eric@hi-tek.com wrote:

> Censorship is bad as a group.  Self censorship is most preferable.
> Self censoring is probably the wonderful middle ground.
> I have never seen a computer without a delete button.
> I am filtered by many.  I take no offence.
> However I believe some limitations are in order on bandwidth.
> I say this because I travel so much that sometimes pulling up the messages
> breaks the connection or costs too much in time and money.  Especially when many
> do not trim the tail off the comet of long threads.
> I think we can reach a middle ground.  Something like seven posts a twenty four
> Hour period with a three out of five days violation being grounds for action.
> Notice though that some just post gross long messages and others post many short
> and sweet messages.
>
> All in all the delete button for low tech and filters for high tech makes more
> sense.
>
> Eric
>
> Micheal Sherrill wrote:
>
> > I second this motion.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Micheal Sherrill
> >
> > ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> > From: DannyYounger@cs.com
> > Date:  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 21:00:15 EDT
> >
> > Ron, while the wisdom of George Bernard Shaw on censorship is inspiring, the
> > author probably didn't have to deal with 26 messages a day from Jeff
> > Williams.  Jeff's verbal diarrhea is a detriment to the list.  You may wish
> > to consider establishing posting rules for this organization before his
> > boorish behavior drives away the remaining participants.
>
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