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From: gl8f@astsun7.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Anarchy
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Date: 21 Nov 90 17:08:17 GMT
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In article <523@tygra.ddmi.com> jpp@tygra.ddmi.com (John Palmer) writes:

>FALSE. Recently, a call for discussion about a new hierarchy called
>"ads" was posted and the moderator refused to allow it through.

Of course, in this case, such a hierarchy exists already. I'll leave
it as an exercise for the poster to figure out what the name is, and
how he can carry it on his (commercial) bbs.

>Yes, in the controlled anarchy that is USENET, all citizens are 
>responsible for justice, not just some central authority. In a way,
>thats kinda nice - people feel that they have some control. 

A good example of this was the outcry DDMI generated when DDMI started
abusing comp.newprod. However, I'm still waiting for a public apology
from DDMI for posting inappropriate material to a moderated newsgroup.