On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> At 02:55 PM 10/11/1999 -0500, Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law wrote:
> >Liability for reposting a comment as moderator that violates some national
> >law.
> >
> The proposed civil discourse rules for the IDNO (www.idno.org/discuss.htm)
> return the responsibility for moderation enforcement to the majority of the
> list voters. (the principle of ostracism)
> With a web based Polling Booth (www.idno.org/vote1) this becomes possible.
it's a reat idea joop - but there's a little snag. To provide a voting
booth is the slipper edge of the wedge. Once you give people a means of
mattering - control is lost and transferred to the masses.
> The result of having no rules or no enforcement is that the uncivil can
> drive out the civil on a list.
> This is also a form of censorship, even if it may not be readily recognized
> as such.
thank you joop - correct
