Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ukma!sean
From: sean@ms.uky.edu (Sean Casey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Software theives (Note to administrator)
Message-ID: <12469@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 24 Aug 89 01:50:21 GMT
References: <30706@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> <6846@rpi.edu> <21818@cos.com> <7732@cbmvax.UUCP>
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This is a note I just sent to the administrative logins at cos.com:

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One of your users, Andrew Scholnick (login id andrews), recently made a
Usenet posting in response to an opinion that someone else posted. In
Andrew's response, he libeled that person by publically calling them a
criminal, and asked people to bombard that persons postmaster with
requests to have his account revoked.

Hotheadedness is one thing, but this is really out of line.  That
person admitted to no crime, but merely stated an opinion.  Postmasters
and administrators are busy enough without being bothered by intolerant
people like this.

Recently, this "lynching" phenomena on Usenet has become a popular
means to strike down people with whom one does not agree. I consider it
very ugly, and detrimental the the educational process as a whole. It
is important that all ideas have a chance to be discussed, no matter
how controversial.

I would like to suggest that someone talk to Mr. Scholnick, and explain
to him that harassment and libel are considerably more serious crimes
than stating one's opinion.

Thank you,

Sean Casey

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