[mso] Re: Moderation...or Censorship?
- From: Wilson Baptista Junior <wilson@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 12:36:27 -0300
Hi Jim, and Linda, and All,
I whole heartedly agree with Jim. It was interesting, to me, watching the
various opinions (mostly well thought out) by people who use both programs.
Two or three members complained, sure, but out of how many?
IMHO, the problem isn't the end of the thread "per se", because in one or
two days more, at most, the thread would have died a natural death, but I
fear that Linda's decision will encourage members to think that just
because one or two are bothered they will be able to expect measures like
the one Linda took.
And this will lead, as Jim says, to cutting down the openess and usefulness
of the list Linda has worked so much, up to now, to mantain as one of the
best MSO lists around.
Best,
Wilson
At 12:16 9/6/2004, Jim Pettit wrote:
>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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