[PLUG] Re: No to moderation

[Michael C. Robinson]

> Having said that Mr Robinson needs to realize that the overall opinion
> seems to be massively against him on this issue, and he needs to drop it.
> He favors kill files, and I wouldn't be surprised to find that he appears
> in quite a few at this point.
 
I don't favor kill files.  I favor a community approach instead of
a plug that is the seedy armpit of the world.  Maybe there 
is a reason this isn't viewed as an official Linux user group 
where pdxlug.org is with it's anyone can be kicked off policy.  
If anyone gets away with posting a set of opinions out in full 
onto plug that I don't agree with it, but noone else gets a good 
counter piece out there, that lends itself to trolling on my 
part for lack of a better choice than do nothing about this
bias.

There might have been a time when a man wouldn't be
brutally attacked for saying that's not my opinion and 
I want you to know it.  Or he might get killed, but at 
least if he truly believed he was right that merits some 
admiration of his courage.  Being democratic isn't always 
helpful when it comes to people communicating affectively 
with one another.  Destroy trust and miss common ground, 
it's all over.  The greek war tragedies during some of 
their democracy experiments come to mind too.  It easier
to defeat an army if the leaders of it can't decide what
to do.

I do believe in setting a good example where I ask for 
consideration about the example that is set by what 
slips onto plug regardless of what people kill file 
or not.  If someone from outside receives the plug 
list without filtering it, what does that person get?  
Is is something to be proud to be associated with, 
or is it something where you where you wish your 
email address that shows up in your posts couldn't 
be traced to you?

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Michael C. Robinson

Associates of General Studies 
PCC March 2003.
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