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From: dmjones@bloom-beacon.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Eric Mading's anti-jewish statements
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Date: Wed, 11-Nov-87 20:56:40 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 11 20:56:40 1987
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Sorry to post two articles about the same topic in one day, but I just
found the following in misc.legal.  I also just found out that that
Eric Mading has had his accounts pulled, and I anticipate a violent
flurry of articles about fascists on the net who try to silence anyone
with opposing views. (Excuse me while I try to jump out of the way. :-)
This will be my last posting on the topic.  If anyone wants to
justify my paranoia, please do so via e-mail.

In article <1351@codas.att.com> dlm@codas.att.com (Don_L_Million) writes:
>> Flood the system managers at puff with e-mail and try to
>> make them realize that just putting /mading@puff/h:j in
>> our kill files is not enough. 
>
>Eric Mading's anti-jewish statements demonstrate an incredible ignorance,
>and a potentially dangerous lack of tolerance.  The people who advocate
>barring Eric from the net because of his opinions are demonstrating as
>much ignorance, and as much lack of tolerance.  

Please go back and read my original article (copies available on
receipt of a usable address if it has expired on your system).  I
never once mentioned having Eric kicked off the net.  I did, however,
advocate having someone, preferably a sysadmin, suggest that Eric
assume a little more responsibility in his actions, especially in the
area of thinking before posting.  Why did I mention sysadmins in
particular?  Reread the first part of my posting.  I thought that
there was at least a small possibility that a real abuse of the system
was taking place. It seems to me that a sysadmin would be in the best
position to investigate that.

Ironically, I seem to have been somewhat guilty of the same crime I
have accused Eric of.  I didn't anticipate that my suggestion would be
interpreted as a call to arms to have Eric Mading thrown off of the
net.  My main consolation here is that I don't think anyone could
claim that I am solely responsible for what happened.
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