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From: malik@delphi.DEC (Karl Malik ZK01-1/F22 1-1440)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: freedom and group psychology
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Date: Tue, 17-Sep-85 17:34:25 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 17 17:34:25 1985
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[me]
>>	Tell us something that you suspect will be INTERESTING
>>to other people.  Isn't that why you're posting something in
>>the first place?
 
[John]
>It's been said before: don't try to dictate to others what 
>they can or can not do.  The net is a system for people
>to communicate freely and I oppose any of kind of attempt to
>limit or censor others expressions (except if they express an
>attempt to limit expression).  If someone takes the time
>to write an article, then it  is interesting to him/her; and that's
>all that is required. Intolerance is not appropriate.  There 
>is always the 'n' key.	- John Lipinski

[me again]
	But that's what got Doug Allen (with whom I have no quarrel)
in trouble. He evidently finds KB quite interesting, but misjudged
the interest of the group at large. Bad feelings were raised on both
sides. The same thing happened with Grateful Dead fans recently. And
before that, with classical music.

	In each case, they broke off and started their own group. This
is hardly the open, supportive forum that I assume we are both interested
in.  Group dynamics are very tricky.  I offered a carefully considered
suggestion as to how we might get along better. I fail to see how this
can be construed as 'intolerant'.
					Best Wishes, Karl


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