Re: "Freedom Knights" are closet censors

On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Declan McCullagh wrote:

Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 10:48:41 -0800 (PST) From: Declan McCullagh Reply-To: freedom-knights@jetcafe.org To: Dave Hayes Cc: freedom-knights@jetcafe.org, cypherpunks@toad.com Subject: Re: "Freedom Knights" are closet censors

On Thu, 14 Nov 1996, Dave Hayes wrote:

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Sorry, that *is* the point. If you tell me you are going to disrupt the list, I am not going to let you on the list...even though you are easily ignored.

And if Vulis shows Gilmore, though his actions, that he is going to disrupt cypherpunks, Vulis can be prevented from being on the list...even though he is easily ignored.

The freedom you, Dave, are exercising as owner and perhaps moderator of freedom-knights, is precisely the same freedom that Gilmore should and does enjoy.

Bullshit! There is NO similarity at ALL between the cyberpunks list and the F-K list, and the comparison between the two is grossly misplaced.

That's why neither of your actions is, in truth, "censorship."

-Declan

Gilmore's shit would better be called the "EFF's-fucking of the people," since he thinks he can use his EFF status and past reputation as a wedge. There is just no excuse for ever pulling any plug, ever. -john