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From: fangli@ihlpl.UUCP
Newsgroups: alt.flame
Subject: Re: Eric M -- money where his mouth is ?
Message-ID: <3159@ihlpl.ATT.COM>
Date: Thu, 12-Nov-87 16:37:26 EST
Article-I.D.: ihlpl.3159
Posted: Thu Nov 12 16:37:26 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 12:09:41 EST
References: <279@morningdew.BBN.COM>
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Summary: Sensorship suggested?

In article <279@morningdew.BBN.COM>, eli@lf-server-2.BBN.COM (Steve Elias) writes:
] 
]   hi folks,
] 
]   i sent the following to about 40 users of puff.wisc.edu :
] 
] ***********************************************************************
] 
]   to whom it may concern,
] 
]   the following is one of many usenet postings allegedly from a student
]   at the University of Wisconsin.  there has been some question as to
]   the authenticity of these postings.  if the whole Mading affair is
]   some kind of joke, there aren't many who are finding it funny.  in
]   any case, the postings are offensive.  
] 
]   this message is being sent to many users of puff.wisc.edu.
]   please speak to the person who is posting these messages and 
]   ask him to stop.  thank you.
] 
]   steve elias (eli@bbn.com)
] 
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] 
] 
] From: mading@puff.wisc.edu (Eric Mading)
] Newsgroups: misc.legal,alt.drugs,alt.flame
] Subject: Re: Incredible role reversal over Ginsberg
] Summary: Say no to Ginsburg
] (Eric Mading's stupid posting deleted)

Steve,

	Although I strongly dislike the view Eric Mading posted
and think it was rather stupid and offensive.  But the action you
took is definitely gone too far.  If you don't like someone's view
it does not justify your action to shut him down.  It seems to me
that you were suggesting that UW CS dept. should sensorship the post
made by their student just because it was not agree with yours.
If you find somebody's posting in alt.drugs ,or any other group which
is not accepted by the most of the society, rather offensive does it
give you the right to collect his/her posting and send it to his/her
boss and say "Hey, stop this guy posting stuff like that" ???
Your action has a very bad implication against the basic freedom we
have in this society.  BTW, who made you the policeman of the net?

F. Chang

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