AETHERPHON, global theremin family

hi

On 5/17/06, David V <porphyrous@...> wrote:
> A little structure; and the knowledge that
> if someone gets abusive, you don't just have to endure it or quit; I
> think is something people want.  I hope that no one ever feels that this
> constitutes "censorship" in some way.

of course, it depends.
- what constitutes abuse?
- who decides the cut-off point?
- is it you or someone else who is being blocked?

i don't really want to debate these issues here, they're all abstract
anyway at this point [no one has been found abusive to my knowledge].
i just bring it up because i don't think there is a line between
moderation and censorship- it's a slope ...

as uncle ben said to peter parker, 'with great power comes great
responsibility'. [although moderating an email list is not exactly
'great power' ...]

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