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Subject: Re: Defending Eric Mading
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Date: Sat, 21-Nov-87 11:29:07 EST
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In article <1879@chinet.UUCP> rhonda@chinet.UUCP (Rhonda Scribner) writes:

>You could also say "you do not HAVE TO answer your phone" to legitimize crank
>phone callers.  I can't accept that, and I doubt that you or anyone else would
>either.  I say it IS the same, we're talking about a public arena.  It has
>been a virtual playground for people to play around and do and say whatever
>they like.  But hasn't it grown far beyond the state where it can continue
>to be thought of in that way?

Would that a telephone had a KILL file....

Every 6 months or so, the net has yet another case of obnoxiousness to deal
with.  And every 6 months, it goes away.  Only rarely does an account get
pulled.  If you really think that something must be done about the once
in awhile idiot, then the net should enact specific rules regarding actions
to take when someone is a jerk.

But I really think that Eric Madding's tirades do not constitute harrassment.
I believe they were merely obnoxious and in very poor taste.  If you believe
Mark Ethan Smith has been harrassing you, then why not bring that up as a
separate issue.

As for "we have recourse", *we* do not.  Only the site does.  It is up to
them to choose to use it or not.

Mikki Barry