On Sat, 18 Jan 1997 paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk wrote:
I suppose you want a special censored list where everyone who uses the word "fuck" in relation to your good self or any other member of this list you agree with has their posting cut?
No, I don't want censored anything. "Cypher punks" have degenerated into a moderated forum where those who dare criticize His Royal Majesty John the Cocksucker and his court are forcibly unsubscribed, while all sorts of vile insults directed at John's many "enemies" are encouraged.
I quite agree, there is something most definitely wrong with this whole situation, still, at least there are some crypto-relevant people on the "cryptography" mailing list. cypherpunks still has worthwhile nuggets on it but I must say the list has gone downhill sharply since the start of the censorship.
Paul Bradley, Paul@fatmans.demon.co.uk
Um, Paul? I hate to break it to you, but they're not moderating yet. If they were, we wouldn't get as much slime as we do on the list. Personally, I wish they'd hurry up. I'm getting rather annoyed with the spam, the "you're all homosexuals" postings, the posts by morons that can't figure out Majordomo or their mailers, and so on and so forth. So I ask you this: If the moderation isn't yet implemented, then how has it "gone down sharply since the start of the censorship [which hasn't been done yet]?" <sarcasm> I just can't wait to see what kind of witty comment Dimitri will have on the first and second paragraphs of my response. </sarcasm>