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[Jason Pitzl]

Mike Lehman wrote:
"having this standard encourages those who visit and consider posting for 
the first time to try and live up to this standard in their own posts."

I can only agree, as I stated in an earlier message on this theme, the 
concept of "censorship" on public message boards is an almost complete 
farce, if someone is already on the net and is capable of posting then there 
are untold thousands of places that will allow just about any viewpoint and 
philosophy.

You cannot "silence" someone by removing a post from one message board.

If the U-C IMC throws open its doors to any post with no standards then the 
site may as well be shut down.
People will not come here for news because they will know that the majority 
of posts are either of a fringe nature or so incomprehensible as to be 
useless in transmitting a message.

Thousands of useful newsgroups and e-lists have been destroyed or made 
meaningless from a reluctance to enforce some sort of standard, it would be 
sad to see the IMC go the same route. What is now only a few posts will 
multiply at an amazing rate if unchecked.

-Jason Pitzl
MythWorks
A pagan political perspective
http://www.wildhunt.org/myth/




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