"Personally, I'd be more in favor of REQUIRING some minimum
levels of courtesy, with expulsion from the site being put to the vote
when those levels appear to be exceeded."
Roman
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Saelon Renkes [SMTP:saelon@wenet.net]
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 1998 10:13 AM
> To: Michael Betancourt
> Cc: artists@art.net
> Subject: Re: [Fwd: censorship]
>
> I'm joining this discussion a little late as I've just returned from a
> two-week workshop (sans internet connections). Michael, I'm sorry you
> have had to take the brunt of Barry's hostile words, and I do also
> wish
> he were addressing them to all of us rather than just to you.
> Personally, I'm grateful to you for putting together the censorship
> page. You responded to a call from Lile, who was responding to legal
> actions that have been taken which might have a very negative effect
> on
> all of us. Barry should have made his arguments against the page at
> the
> time that Lile put out that call, or kept them to himself. I'd also
> like
> to request that you add my work to the page.
>
> I do think we need to work out some guidelines that at least SUGGEST
> some minimum level of consideration and courtesy in writing to fellow
> art.neters. Personally, I'd be more in favor of REQUIRING some minimum
> levels of courtesy, with expulsion from the site being put to the vote
> when those levels appear to be exceeded. None of us should have to put
> up with the degree of unprovoked hostility from a fellow member that
> Micheal has been receiving.
>
> Saelon
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