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From: sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: Re: Offensiveness (long article) - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 10-Nov-83 15:35:57 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov 10 15:35:57 1983
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I mention the issue of censorship, not as a threat, but merely because I
am extremely sensitive to this fact, because the same issues were brought up
during the discussion of the formation of 'net.motss'.  I also, therefore,
see this threat as more real than you obviously do.  I don't think that our
points of view are that far apart, so I cannot understand the self-righteous
layer of sarcasm in your messages.  The issue is, who will act when things
really do get out of hand.  Perhaps the best way, least offensive to those
who feel that speaking on USENET and free speech are one and the same,
is to send messages to the individual if a posting is deemed offensive.
Beyond that, I'm not sure what can or should happen.

Steve Dyer
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