The Logic Off Topic list

Orren writes
>
>2) I don't want to read self-oppointed political experts vomit forth their
>"wisdom" in a Logic Lounge.
>3) I don't want to read self-appointed computer experts tell me that Apple
>sucks, my Mac sucks, and I suck for using one.

Orren you are a big computer literate boy.  You know how to use the 
delete button.  You know how to use filters.  Right?


>4) I want to be comfortable that 2 and 3 won't be allowed to slip through.
>5) I feel that anyone finds it so distasteful that they need to contain their
>hateful, confrontational posts that they threaten to leave...well, 
>I'm not sure
>their antisocial poison is really necessary.

Am I hateful antisocial poison.  I know there are people who see me 
that way but I don't.

>My personal take on things is that people who post hateful diatribes (on
>anything--people, regions, computer systems, etc) should be banned.  And
>trust me, if I were a moderator of this group (and you never 
>know...I might just
>be one day :) ), I'd be a censoring, banning motherfucker.  And after all the
>defections of those who resent being taken to task for their hatred, 
>those of us
>left would be a rather pleasant group, able to discuss our likes and dislikes
>and uses of Logic regardless of our personal or political backgrounds.

All one of you.

>  > It strikes me that we are entering the golden age of denial.
>
>I think it is denial to think that people are capable of conducting themselves
>properly in complete anarchy.  There must be order of some sort.  These lists
>are not a democracy.  They are an "oligarchy" (rule by the few).  Anyone who
>doesn't like it, start your own!  My God, yahoo groups is an easy 
>place to start
>a list; someone doesn't like the way this list is run, take your own 
>initiative,
>don't badger Jeremy for his!

If I recall the DAW went for years with *no* moderation.  Anyway in 
the real world complete anarchy is dangerous.  In the small virtual 
confines of a single mailing list it is no danger to anyone.