On Sun, 11 Dec 2005 19:17:24 +1300 Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I personally think this is a stupid idea. > > Let me start by saying that I'm not a M$ troll. Don't like the company > nor the products, I'm into Open Source and always be. Love OOo and > have done so for several years now. However this idea puts this list > into the hands of few (that will have there own biasis and > subjectiveness). Whats to stop this list becomming OOo propaganda... > > We would become so walled and closed off to anyone else (becuase they > may say something un-nice about OOo) that we believe anything is > said... This would however all be at the personal judgement of a > select few. What happens if one of the people selected doesn't like > Mozilla - what happens to negative comments about them... Are they > deleted as "Microsoft propaganda should be deleted" ?? Who moderates > the moderators??? > > Everyone on the list should be adult enough to read the list, and then > make up there own mind on what to believe. If someone needs > clarification there will be many others that will be able to assist. > > Some independent reading/googling will dispel most un-truths anyway... > > Lets not get silly here... commone sense should be applied, not this > idea. > > /paul > > On 12/11/05, Dibya prakash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > This is a good idea.I am ready to volunteer.I can devote around an > > hours time for the same. > > > > Regards > > Dibya Prakash > > > > CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat December 10 2005 17:07, Roger Markus wrote: > > > There is a solution to the recent problem of the list having gone > > > off the tracks. There should be a moderator, with all incoming > > > mail read by this moderator and either passed, held or deleted. > > > Offensive language, name-calling, and most importantly, Microsoft > > > propaganda should be deleted. The Microsoft trolls will cry > > > "censorship", but it's not - it's filtering. Filter out the > > > Microsoft disinformation and the list can take on meaning once > > > again. This will result in a delay of up to 24 hours for some > > > messages, but it's a small price to pay to rid us of Microsoft > > > PR-spin on the list. As it stands, the list is regularly hijacked > > > by MS trolls. The slightest criticism of illegal Microsoft or > > > support for Open Source competitors to Microsoft send the attack > > > dogs into a frenzy. Let's put up a fence and keep them out! > > > Remember, we're not dealing with friendly or legal people here! > > > Possibly the biggest single threat to Microsoft's monopoly is > > > OpenOffice - given their track record, do you honestly think they > > > would ignore this list? > > > > Nice idea, but are you willing to be the moderator and to give the > > appropriate amount of time each day ( at least 1 hour) to do this ? > >
I'm agin it as well. My reasons are that linux and FOSS are about freedom. Not just free software, but freedom of speech. One of the basic rights in theory of the free world. This is an example of censorship and censoring needs to be monitored itself. Paul might be censored because he top posted. Hell, i could be censored because i bottom posted after someone else top posted. If someone gets up your a$$ > /dev/null -- Michael Those that can, do; those that can't, teach. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
