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Re: Profanity (was Re: Lego(r) Master Maniac designation?)
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lugnet.admin.general
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Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:43:59 GMT
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beaker@pobox.^antispam^com
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Also sprach Mike Stanley:
: Sorry to accuse you of waving that libertarian flag a little too
: strongly, but if you look at it from a true libertarian perspective
: wouldn't you respect a unilateral ban HERE, on Lugnet, since this IS a
: private system owned by two private individuals? Since this is their
: property don't they have every right to have whatever kind of rules
: they want to govern the use of THEIR property?
I agree absolutely. If you poke around on this thread you will see that
I have twice made direct responses to Todd's posts, and in each I have
recognised his authority to make a dictatorial decision. I have further
said that I would honor whatever decision was made, but that it might
mean I stopped posting here altogether in protest. I recognise that as
my only recourse to a decision I would consider needlessly restrictive.
Here's my bottom line on the issue: I like and respect Todd agreat
deal, both personally for his contributions and professionally for the
great deal of technical talent his work makes obvious. I enjoy greatly
the new discussion arenas on lugnet, especially the various off-topic
groups that allow us to argue about other things without annoying
others. Like almost anyone in this country who offers a medium, Todd is
being pressured by conservative persons to ban something that offends
them, without regard to how others may feel about it. If the subject
were discussions of pedophilia or violent verbal abuse, I would agree
with the effort because it would reflect what the overwhelming majority
of us thought should be done. But on the issue of profanity there is a
wide variety of opinion, even a great deal of disagreement about what
constitutes profanity. Todd has to choose whether this community will
reflect the members' *core* values - things almost all of us can agree
on - or a more restictive set of *extreme* values. I've made my opinion
on that choice clear, I think. But I've never implied that it is anyone
other than Todd's to make.
/ _ _ / _ _ Time is what keeps everything from happening at once.
()(-(//((-/
============= Jim Baker -- Weather Weasel Extraordinaire ==============
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