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From: yogi@xanth.UUCP (Chuck Flaherty)
Newsgroups: net.news.group,net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: newgroup mod.jokes && rmgroup net.jokes
Message-ID: <242@xanth.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 14-Dec-85 00:45:00 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec 14 00:45:00 1985
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References: <244@galbp.UUCP> <993@seismo.CSS.GOV>
Organization: Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.
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Keywords: spoiled illiterate children
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In article <993@seismo.CSS.GOV>, rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams) writes:
>In article <244@galbp.UUCP>, bing@galbp.UUCP (Bing Bang) writes:
>> if you take away net.jokes, i'll post my jokes on random news groups
>> to avoid being censored... oops i mean "moderated"...

>If you try anything this childish, I'll post a 10 line "fix" to inews that
>will cause it to reject any article posted by you or if necessary
>from your site. If a few sites install this, then you might learn
>the true meaning of censorship.

I can't believe that anyone would want to moderate something as harmless
and as open as net.jokes.  It seems to me that we are all grown-ups
here, and a dirty joke now and then shouldn't send you running to your
bible in a fit moral indignation.  However, it appears that Mr. Adams
senses the need to teach us "the true meaning of censorship".  I feel
that I do not need anyone deciding what is appropriate for my personal
consumption.  It would be unfortunate if someone had to place their
jokes in a random news group to escape another's morality.  It would
be worse, however, if someone did a "fix" to shutdown a site
because he felt trying to avoid moderation is childish.


	Chuck Flaherty
	ihnp4!burl!icase!xanth!yogi