I don't think that we are looking at censorship or exclusivity on this board. The only goal behind an approval process for membership is verification that the individual is actually a person interested in Catalina 27/270s and not a bot trying to Spam a membership list.
This is not much different from a captcha on a message board - verifying that a user is a person before a user account is approved. just my .02 cents worth. D.- ________________________________ From: Ralph E. Ahseln <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 1:47:50 PM Subject: Re: [IC27A] Important Message Waiting! May I say, that starting an " Approval " process for this or any other communications program, could be standing on a Slippery Slope. The intrusion of "Unwanted" postings is, at the present time, a small bother compared to what could result from a "Filtering" of membership. The exclusion of anyone because of perceived or real "Threats" is, at the least, a loss of democratic freedom. I agree that when an individual offends the laws of the society that he/she is part of, then actions can and should be taken. But, to have an "approval" required before joining a Public Forum, and by an "unajudicated" method, to exclude anyone, indeed, raises some questions... Who decides membership standards?. What criteria will be used for acceptance or rejection?. Would there be a Hearing process?. Any exclusion by an individual(s) ...may abridge many basic rights. Do we really want that ? There are many questions that need to be answered, If and before we create an "Exclusive Club". While I too am bothered and even angered when my mailbox receives SPAM or an invitation to Porn, I am opposed to any form of censorship. I'm fully against any approach to make this list or any common communications tool... Exclusive to all but an "Accepted" membership. Ralph E. Ahseln "Oblio" Gresham OR ----- Original Message ----- >From: pja...@sbcglobal. net >To: ic...@yahoogroups. com >Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 9:23 >AM >Subject: [IC27A] Important Message > Waiting! > > >The person who posted this message has had their membership revoked and the > message has been removed. > >If if have a copy by email please delete > it. > >We can stop reoccurance by adding an approval step for joing the > group. > >Should we do that now? > >
