On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 04:14:08PM -0600, Dan Minette wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January > 30, 2002 3:19 PM Subject: Re: Calling someone a Nazi is > OK?? (Was: Re: Etiquette) > > > > You can disagree with someone. You can argue with them. You can > > certainly ignore them. Those are social sanctions. But banishment > > from the list is not that. It is punishment from that group > > (the list-owners) which is the closest thing this list has to an > > authority. ....It is a violation of the principles of the list. > > > And it is a violation of the paramount value of freedom of speech > > and discussion. > > > Everyone involved with the making of that threat should be ashamed > > of themselves, and so should anyone who supports it. > > I fully agree. The etiquette rules were not designed for this. As > Julia pointed out, removal was considered a last resort for someone > who was simply cursing at everyone. Even so, IIRC, the banishment was > not permanent.
Agreed. That freedom was one of the things I've always liked about this list. I always felt that anyone could freely express anything. And everyone seemed to be able to handle that. I hope this childish posturing and threatening does not continue. Reminds me of the kid with the baseball everyone was playing with arguing about having struck out and threatening to take the ball and go home unless he is allowed to have another pitch. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/
