Re: The point, kids.

["Paul M. Hirsch" <paul () voltagenoir org>]

On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 03:03:29PM -0400, Mike Fratto wrote:
> Here is the confusion. The discussion is not about unpopular speech.
> It's about off-topic speech. Go read the frigging Charter. If you can't
> abide by the charter, get off the list and then start your own list with
> your own charter, or no charter, I don't care. Step off the free-speech
> stump.

I read the charter, and saw no mention of penalties for off-topic speech.
My point was that the choice being considered will change the
nature of the list, and from my point of view, violates the spirit
of this list.  My apologies for rambling off into a free speech
diatribe.  I thought, in addition to its utility, this list represented
an ideal (openness), but apparently I was mistaken.

-Paul
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