[mso] Re: MEMBERS. VOTE NOW ( was Moderation...or Censorship?)
- From: "Rocky Fithian" <Rockyfit@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 07:19:42 -0400
YES
On 23 Jul 2004 at 22:57, 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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