Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!know!slug!wex From: wex@dali.pws.bull.com (Der Grouch) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.talk Subject: Re: Caller ID: Is comp.dcom.telecom biased? Message-ID: Date: 29 Jan 91 19:22:03 GMT References: <15377@milton.u.washington.edu> Sender: news@pws.bull.com Organization: Bull Worldwide Information Systems Inc. Lines: 30 Nntp-Posting-Host: dali.pws.bull.com In-reply-to: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu's message of 29 Jan 91 08:32:04 GMT In article <15377@milton.u.washington.edu> cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu (Robert Jacobson) writes: Is th[e moderator of TELECOM digest] 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? I have no opinion about TELECOM DIGEST. I do not read it. However, I do sit across the hall from Steve Elias, a longtime reader of that group who is in the middle of a feud with the moderator who, Steve claims, is not only biased but is actively censoring the content of the digest to reflect his (the moderator's) views. I do not know if these claims are true. However, Steve felt strongly enough about the problem to create an alternative newsgroup, alt.dcom.telecom. You should subscribe to this group if you are interested in these topics. Please propagate this group if you feel its content is worthwhile. I do not read this group and am not qualified to judge its merit. Let me reiterate: I have no opinion vis a vis the concerns expressed by Bob Jacobson and Steve Elias. I am posting this information because Steve is away for at least a week and this article will likely expire here before he sees it. -- --Alan Wexelblat phone: (508)294-7485 Bull Worldwide Information Systems internet: wex@pws.bull.com "Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people."