Re: [atlarge-discuss] The wisdom of GBS

["NameCritic" <chris1@telnor.net>]

This quote may be appropriate.

"He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever
met."
Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
----- Original Message -----
From: "Micheal Sherrill" <micheal@beethoven.com>
To: <eric@hi-tek.com>; "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
Cc: <sherwood@islands.vi>; <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>;
<DannyYounger@cs.com>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] The wisdom of GBS


>
> Ignorance is the mother of devotion as all the world knows.
> Robert Burton
> Anatomy of Melancholy
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
> Date:  Mon, 07 Oct 2002 21:39:45 -0700
>
> 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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> Regards,
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