In a deposition submitted under oath, Frank Masingill said:
 BS> I suspect they'll have to be thrown out, if we can locate the 
 BS> moderator.  Where is Rev. Null?
 FM>    Painful as it may be, I'm not sure that depriving them of free
 FM> speech is the answer.
    Most moderators will tell you that free speech is not guaranteed in
 any Fidonet echo.  Anyone can have their access cut for any reason, or
 for no reason, at the moderator's discretion.  Most moderators will not
 put up with foul language or personal attacks for very long, which is
 why I thought there was a chance they might be sent away for that
 reason.
 FM> Juveniles CAN learn self-criticism and fair intellectual exchange
    Yeah, and when one has been a juvenile for over 30 years, the odds
 are against it.
 FM> You are probably
 FM> right about their being mostly refugees from Holysmoke
    I know Rice is, for a fact, having ventured in there a time or two
 myself.  He carries himself as if he is the leader of the pact.
 FM> I think Rev Null checked out a long time ago - at
 FM> least we've heard nothing from him.
    Oh well.  Wasn't/isn't he the official moderator of PHIL?
... Ban animal testing! They get all nervous and give the wrong answers.
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