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From: henry@chinet.chi.il.us (Henry C. Schmitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Macs Suck (How to get revenge)
Summary: Enticement to riot is illegal
Keywords: Freedom of Speech
Message-ID: <1991Jan19.224647.24856@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 19 Jan 91 22:46:47 GMT
References: <231b3679.664240503@fergvax> <1991Jan19.010503.14856@midway.uchicago.edu>
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In article <1991Jan19.010503.14856@midway.uchicago.edu> dwal@ellis.uchicago.edu (David Walton) writes:
>In article <231b3679.664240503@fergvax> 231b3679@fergvax.unl.edu (CS 231 section 2) writes:
>>OK, folks, here's how you can do your part to get that immature user's Usenet
>>priviliges revoked.  Mail a simple message to:
>
>[Instructions on how to complain to sysadmin at oregon deleted]
>
>Since when does being immature constitute sufficient grounds for
>having one's network access cut off?
>
>The message which Marty Willis posted lacked substance, style, and
>humour.  One is tempted to draw conclusions about his character,
>taste, intelligence, and way of life which would look unfavorable when
>compared with, say, your average rabid gopher.  But cutting off his
>usenet privileges probably gives him the most satisfaction of anything
>that could be done, and makes us look like hypersensitive, power-happy
>censors in the process.  How do we know it wasn't a joke, for pete's
>sake?

I might be willing to let it go if he only did this sort of thing
here (in the mac groups) however he has posted similar flame
provoking messages in a couple of other newsgroups
(alt.sex.pictures comes to mind immediately).  He should be made to
realize that while it is acceptable to disagree with people over the
net, intentionally provoking flame wars in several newsgroups is
not.

I therefore second the motion to cut off his UseNet access.

			Henry
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