At 17:34 10/27/93 +0000, T. William Wells wrote:
In a controlled environment, such as cypherpunks, those who control the list have the final say. The excess of noise on this can be *directly* traced to the list owner's choice to not control its content. Rjc's ability to abuse another *and to continue the abuse* is a direct consequence of the owner's policies. These facts are, by themselves, offensive but would be, barely, tolerable.
I'm very sorry to see you go. I certainly agree that the list has been annoying of late, but I disagree that cpunx is a controlled environment, nor should it be. I believe that leaving is no solution, but making heart-felt comments and contributions on one hand and ignoring and kill-filing obnoxious posters on the other hand is IMHO the most direct path to a future we are comfortable in. Again, I'm sorry to see you go. It feels like a victory for the dark side. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael S. Sattler msattler@netcom.com +1 (415) 621-2903 Digital Jungle Software Encrypt now; ask me how. (finger for PGP key) All that is required for evil to triumph is for {wo}men of good will to do nothing.