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From: jet@karazm.math.uh.edu ("J. Eric Townsend")
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Subject: Re: The Moderator Who Doesn't Give A Shit
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Date: 11 Feb 91 18:58:46 GMT
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This has about as much to do with EFF as anything else in this goofy
thread.  One of my biggest concerns related to the global village is that
people with biased interests will take over various channels of
communication while constantly claiming how "fair" they are to
the other side.  Imagine the uproar if talk.abortion was moderated
by an anti-abortion activist.  Or if comp.unix.aix was moderated
by an IBM employee.

In article <74436@bu.edu.bu.edu> this newsgroup only - Not to me personally writes: [Townson, not Townsend, writes]
>Where is it written that this net is to parrot the liberal nonsense
>spouted by several of you?

Hoist by his own petard!  I was feeling sorry for you, Patrick, up
until this.  I thought you were going to actually defend yourself
in a relatively unbiased manner by showing how you honestly try
and keep your own politics out of your postings.  Oh well.

>I don't intend to be silent merely to placate those of you who do not
>like what I have to say. I will continue to say what I want, when I
>want, and try to always accomodate 'the opposing viewpoint'. If you

In other words, you've got a "bully pulpit", and you'll use it to
further your own ends as much as possible; but you'll also do the
"opposing viewpoint" the great favor of editing *their* point of
view before you print it.  Tell me, oh great moderator, who
gets to edit *your* point of view?

--
J. Eric Townsend - jet@uh.edu - bitnet: jet@UHOU - vox: (713) 749-2120
Skate UNIX or bleed, boyo...
(UNIX is a trademark of Bell Laboratories).