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From: jgd@Dixie.Com (John G. DeArmond)
Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk
Subject: Re: Caller ID: Is comp.dcom.telecom biased?
Message-ID: <6218@rsiatl.Dixie.Com>
Date: 29 Jan 91 11:44:45 GMT
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cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) writes:


>you want me to have the service turned off sooner?"  (pause, let him
>take it from there ...)   PAT]

>Is this person biased, or what?  Would you want the moderators of all
>of the conferences that handle controversial topics popping off like
>this, making those who hold opposing points of view feel foolish?
>As a moderator, I'm offended.  As someone with a regard for privacy
>interests, I'm alarmed, because this newsgroup, comp.dcom.telecom,
>wields a lot of informational power.  But what to do about this?

Hey, so Townsend's a dickhead.  WE've known that for a long time.  What to
do?  Simple. Post your telecom information to alt.dcom.telecom so that
in a few months, we can have a vote to make it a mainline group.  The
"free market" will then determine what readers like.  Also, be sure to 
unsubscribe to comp.dcom.telecom (or store your .newsrc under a different
name when not reading news) so that Arbitron won't report you as a 
telecom reader.  And if he posts something really bogus and won't post
your followup, simply forge an Approved: line on your article and let
it fly.  Net.anarchy is very effective at dethroning people if they get
too big for their britches.  (save the flames, guys.  I eat 'em for 
breakfast.)

John

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