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From: sccowan@watmsg.waterloo.edu (S. Crispin Cowan)
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Subject: Re: alt.sex.bondage
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Date: 25 Jan 90 00:01:35 GMT
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In article <20130@watdragon.waterloo.edu> mskucherawy@crocus.waterloo.edu (Murray S. Kucherawy) writes:
>Though I don't read alt.sex.bondage myself, it seems to me that you
>were really asking to be offended when you entered that news group
>to read it.

This is true.  Unfortunately, the world is populated in part by pushy,
conservative twits (none of the people in this discussion) in
important jobs.

The case, as I see it, is:
	1.  Ethically, there is nothing wrong with carrying the group;
	    as you said, if you don't like the tone of something, then
	    don't read it.
	
	2.  Sys admins that DO carry the group were slightly at risk,
	    due to it's inflamatory content and low academic/research
	    value.
	
	3.  Sys admins that now carry the group are not at high risk
	    of being shat upon from great height by said pushy
	    conservative twits who happen to be important.  Like media
	    people who can call you all sorts of unpleasant names, and
	    don't have to print the rebuttals in anywhere near the
	    same point size.

So while I would like to see the group continue to propagate, and just
ignore the flaming garbage like the message in question, I understand
why University-run government funded computer systems may not be free
to do so.  It's sad, but it's true.

>Murray S. Kucherawy                                    "Betcha byte a chip!"
>E-Mail: mskucherawy@{watmath | dahlia | crocus | trillium}.waterloo.edu
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