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RE: [at-l] list ownership



At 12:18 AM 6/8/98 -0500, you wrote:

>> A list server is set up for the purpose of *discussion*. If the discussion
>> gets out of hand and deteriorates into personal attacks the "owner" of the
>> list has a right and even an obligation to tell the offending parties to
>> shape up. If that fails it is not inappropriate to summarily remove them
>> from the list. This is proper because such attacks are distructive to the
>> *discussion* for which the list was established.
>>
>Aww, Horseshit!  Are you saying that the owners of the servers can claim
>executive privilege?
>
If by executive privilege, you mean rights of ownership, yes! And BTW
horses (and therefore horseshit) are not allowed on mail lists. Their
hooves do too much damage to keyboards and the typos overwork the
spellcheckers.

Jim & Diane Bullard
PO Box 5, West Stockholm, NY 13696 USA
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