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From: rec@mplvax.ARPA (Richard Currier)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: Moderation in Some Things
Message-ID: <257@mplvax.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 17-Feb-86 01:57:29 EST
Article-I.D.: mplvax.257
Posted: Mon Feb 17 01:57:29 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 19-Feb-86 04:09:44 EST
References: <7031@ki4pv.UUCP>
Reply-To: rec@mplvax.UUCP (Richard Currier)
Organization: Marine Physical Laboratory, UCSD
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In article <7031@ki4pv.UUCP> tanner@ki4pv.UUCP (Tanner Andrews) writes:
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>Name change proposed:  net.news.group --> mod.news.group
>
Let me just say that there has to exist somewhere on the net an open forum to
take place that deals with "net organization" and net.news.group seems to
be it for the moment. You can moderate 99% of the groups on the net but
there has to be at least one "garbage" group like this one left open or the
net as a whole will starve for creative input. When 100% of the net is mod-
erated control will have passed into the hands of a small fraction of the
subscribers. It only takes one free newspaper to preserve a democracy. When
that last paper goes under its time to check the expiration date on your
passport.



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	richard currier		marine physical lab	u.c. san diego
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