[mso] Moderation...or Censorship?
- From: "Jim Pettit" <j_e_pettit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:16:30 -0700
Linda/All--
I've always found this newsgroup to be a good source of Office-related
info because it comes from real end users, not from some Redmond-based
spokesperson paid to peddle The Company line. To me, it's that
separation that has given the group freedom, and it's that freedom
that's given the group its usefulness. But now, over the past 24 hours
or so I've watched what I consider a good and useful thread vanish
without a trace because it bothered a few folks.
That's not moderation, Linda; that's censorship.
You wrote, "...it's not worth it if it makes members uncomfortable." If
open, honest, wholly on-topic discussion makes some members
uncomfortable, perhaps they can hang out in any of the myriad of
Micro$oft's Official Newsgroups, where they're guaranteed to never hear
a dissenting opinion. Yes, it's your group, and yes, you've done a
better job than most at moderating what could have easily become a
confusing, hand-waving, free-for-all. But still, if this group is going
to avoid on-topic discussions because a few right-hearted but
wrong-headed folks complain, I suppose I'm the one who needs to look
elsewhere.
--Jim
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