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In article <47c0c4$1e0e@acs2.acs.ucalgary.ca>,
Luc Bauwens <bauwens@acs.ucalgary.ca> wrote:
>      
>I propose that the newsgroup can.infohighway, which is currently unmoderated,
>be changed to moderated.  I am prepared to act as the moderator, ...

How generous of you.

>This newsgroup used to be a reasonable place to discuss policies and issues
>related to Canadian aspects of high bandwidth connectivity, applications, 
>issues, politics, and policies, etc.
> 
>A list of recent topics seen in this newsgroups reads as follows:
>
>	... (some topics deleted, but certainly fewer than 72)
>      The End Run... Children Bring Internet Censorship 
>      CRTC blocks BC's Info Hwy
>      fwd:Internet Domain Names No Longer Free 
>      Public interest groups misunderstand IHAC 
>      Is last week's report on line? 
>      Bob Allisat Censors His Audience  
>      News item this morning: dying man censored on the internet
>      Re: Query: location of can.infohighway 
>

Gee, lots of topics seemed relevant to me.  More than "one in ten".
Who gets to decide what is "relevant" ?  Luc Bauwens in Calgary?

>I propose that we act quickly.

Perhaps Luc could solve his own information filtering problem by
learning about kill files to block the few authors he doesn't want
to see.


>What does *not* belong:
>
>- Look at my cool new home page: http://www.torfree.net/~xxxx
>- Is there an Internet provider with a full Usenet feed in Red Deer?
>- Discussion about abuse of the Usenet, spamming and despamming etc.
>- Metadiscussions about Internet/Usenet except if there is a specific 
>	Canadian angle.

Phooey!  If can.infohighway is not a place where Canadian's can't talk about
Canadian ISP's, or Usenet "issues" like spam/cancel battles, or
(heaven-forbid!) "meta-discussions about Internet/Usenet",
then where the heck are we supposed to talk about such things.

Uh-Oh.  Is *this* article part of a "meta-discussion" ??

can.infohighway should remain an open forum.

If Luc wants to create his own moderated newsgroup, then he should go for it,
but he shouldn't take over over an existing one.  For instance,
Luc could create "can.infopolicy" as his new moderated group.
If he's right, then he'd have lots of subscribers.
If he's wrong, then no harm done.

regards,
  David Jones