-Caveat Lector- Teo One Thousand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > In a message dated 7/5/99 10:11:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > > What IS forbidden is conduct that leads to flame-wars. Participants > > here will NOT stoop to the level of throwing epithets at each other, > > labeling each other. Every participant here is an honest, educated, > > moral person, no matter what they may write. #8-) Attack the ideas, > > the expression, NOT the person. That's the rule. If the voices in > > your head tell you to attack or label a CTRL participant, do so in > > private email or on Usenet, not here. > > > > Ric Carter, co-moderator > > Excellent response. As a list Moderator myself and a long time member, I > have seen this sort of thing come and go. It is stupid and illustrative of > the lack of sufficient erudition to make a thoughtful rebuttal to points you > disagree with, when you resort to name calling and making blanket statements > about ethnic or cultural groups. > Teo1000 > And we have certainly seen enough flame wars in the last two years. I still have scars from tangling with Bill Cooper, for example...and no one who experienced it will ever forget the great Christian Identity flap. Generally we manage to keep the discussion more or less on an even keel, and the regular posters are relatively sane [ouch! damn aluminum-foil helmet keeps poking me in the ear! STOP THAT!!!]. When we get outright racists and Nazi wannabes who are pursuing a deliberate agenda, it's pretty clear that they have come on the list with the objective of taking it over. That is the precise reason for the "Declaration and Disclaimer"...and for the "Caveat Lector" at the beginning of every post. CTRL as an online community can continue to exist only to the extent that we all observe mutual restraint and forebearance. Sure, a lot of the posts that show up here are going to be edgy. By definition, CTRL is on the fringe both intellectually and politically. It's one of the very few places around where you can say controversial and unpopular things without being flamed or sued or both. The prohibition on anti-Semitism, Nazism, and related ideologies exists because we have seen firsthand that the purveyors of those beliefs are not interested in dialogue. They are interested only in propagandizing and self-promotion. And *that* is the precise antithesis of what CTRL is about. Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
