On (24 Jun 97) Bill Cheek wrote to Martin Niemeyer...
 BC> Yo! Martin:
 BC> Sunday June 22 1997 16:13, Martin Niemeyer wrote to John Hoyt:
 MN> This is true! The other thing about the internet that bothers me, is
 MN> that there are no restrictions on filthy language.
 BC> "Filthy" is in the ear of the listener.  "Filthy" is much more under
 BC> the control of the receiver/interpreter than of the
 BC> sender/transmitter.
 BC> There is a fellow on the FCC echo who gets offended by my "Yo"
 BC> salutation.  He says it is a vulgar word.  What do you think?
I have to admit some moderators are pretty petty, and picky about
their rules.
 BC> You're right about no restrictions.  (rules).  You want rules?  You
 BC> got 'em here, and look what happens when you (or someone else) either
 BC> doesn't agree with the rules or doesn't abide them?
I pretty much follow the rules and have NEVER been kicked off on ANY
echo. I think sometimes the rules are "too tight" but I pretty much
follow them.
 BC> You trade one set of problems for another.....solving nothing in the
 BC> long run.
 MN> In the newsgroups you can use any language you want, and I don't
 MN> think that is right.
 BC> So you WOULD deprive another of their freedom?  What happens when they
 BC> would deprive you of yours?
Sure! It's a reasonable request. Since minors can have access to the
newsgroups, we should keep things clean. Some rules will always be
needed. If there were NO rules then there could be a lot of kiddie
porn. Would you like to see that on the net, or would you like to
deprive those people of their right to post that crud? The key is to
have reasonable rules.
 MN> Yep, it may get smaller, but I think it will be better.
 BC> Cool.  But "thinking" it won't have any bearing on the actual outcome.
 BC>  Action might.  But then, that's exactly what I have been watching,
 BC> assimilating, and analyzing for the last several years.  FidoNet's
 BC> actions are not oriented toward survival of the fittest.  More like
 BC> survival of the least fit.  So "thinking it will get better" leaves a
 BC> lot of turf wide open for controversy or at least a definition of
 BC> "better"......whatever that means....same as whatever "filthy" means.
 My definition of filthy language, is language I wouldn't use in
front of my Mother, a child, or any lady.
Martin
... It's not the fall that hurts; it's the sudden stop
--- PPoint 2.03
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