In a message of 14 Jan 96  12:22:00, Terry Russell wrote:

TR> the moderator so wishes it. NO conference "specifiacally excludes free
TR> speech" however, a better way is state it is that some moderated echos
TR> try to focus "free speech" to given subjects or topics. As long as this
TR> is observed by the poster then free speech is assured and can not be
TR> taken away!

    Terry, you are dreaming.  Fidonet gives a LOT more power to moderators
than you realize.  A moderator can limit free speech in any way he chooses.

          JGT

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