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Terry Johns wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 09 Jan 1998 08:14:27 -0800, Gordon McKenzie <me@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> >Does it? Does her rights (or Jason Blacks or many others who post here)
> >give them the right to post anything they want regardless of who the
> >audience might be? These are general newsgroups frequented by quite a
> >range of people of all ages and I do worry about who might be reading
> >some of the posts in here and I keep wondering if there shouldn't be a
> >charter for these groups (the Canadian *.general groups) to keep them
> >mostly clean.
> >
> >Just asking.
> 
> Actually "Freedom of Expression" gave them just such rights, to post
> anything they please in an unmoderated newsgroup. What it didn't give
> them  the right to do was phone employers with lies about posters, or
> ISP's with the same lies about users.
> 
> It doesn't give people the right to follow people around or keep lists
> of nasty, naught posters (I guess you can, I just don't see the
> point), so they can then hand out these lists to spammer, etc.
> 
> If you find the language offensive, tough. If you find the person
> offensive, tough. As long as it is kept in the newsgroup and is not
> breaking the law, tough if you don't like it.
> 
> >Gord, Sue & Countess McKenzie
> >"Anyone with brains knows not to take anything
> >posted here too seriously, it's a sandbox for adults."
> 
> Funny you would have that sig and still post the opinion you did,
> seems rather left handed.
> 
> Terry.........

I found the sig posted here one day and fell in love with it. Besides,
it honestly wasn't an opinion but a question. I am torn between the
issues of censorship vs being forced out of participating in a newsgroup
because of a few nutso's posting what *I* think is offensive material.
Maybe your response is correct and if I don't like it, tough. Truth is,
I can deal with it just fine but I do worry about others who may not. I
participate in other groups where some people are adamant about the
language as their kids can be reading the group etc. Anyway, just
discussion fodder.

-- 
Gord, Sue & Countess McKenzie
"Anyone with brains knows not to take anything
posted here too seriously, it's a sandbox for adults."