[mso] NO
- From: "Paul Gallipeo" <paulg@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 00:28:58 -0400
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From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Errol & Estelle Sapir
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:17 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] Re: MEMBERS. VOTE NOW ( was Moderation...or Censorship?)
I just received two letters with this ancient thread (below is one of them).
Is there a reason for this?
Errol
Beau wrote:
> yes
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Linda F. Johnson
>
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:26 PM
> Subject: [mso] MEMBERS. VOTE NOW ( was Moderation...or Censorship?)
>
> OK...let's take a vote....who thinks these kinds of discussions should
be
> held here and who doesn't?
>
> Speak now or forever hold your peace....I certainly NEVER want to be
accused
> of "censorship", Jim....but I also am proud that this group has never
> dissolved in the flame-wars I've seen on other groups and I will do
whatever
> I have to do to prevent that.
>
> So it's up to the members....place your vote by replying to this post,
> between now and Friday, June 11th at noon, EDT
>
> I'll keep a count and post the final decision....if you don't vote, then
you
> don't get counted....sorry, that's about as fair as I can be....and I
can't
> let this vote go any further than Friday cuz I'm heading up to Canada
this
> weekend and really can't be bothered while I'm on vacation ;-)
>
> Vote YES if you feel discussions should be allowed, of opinions of the
good
> and bad, favorite and not-so-favorite parts of the programs, and which
> programs people prefer for which tasks.
>
> Vote NO if you feel this group should only address questions and
problems
> people are having and avoid discussions of people's opinions about the
> Office software.
>
> I will assume Jim votes YES and Ian votes NO unless I hear differently.
So,
> far that's 1 and 1...actually, I'll cast my vote now of YES also, so
that's
> 2 yeses and one no.
>
>
> Linda
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> Of Jim Pettit
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 11:16 AM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Moderation...or Censorship?
>
> 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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