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- From: prs9k@brain.med.virginia.edu (Phil Scarr)
- Subject: Re: Call For Discussion - unmoderating misc.activism.progressive
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.135247.26408@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Organization: Neuroclinical Trials Center, University of Virginia
- References: <1993Jan22.022307.27241@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 13:52:47 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan22.022307.27241@mont.cs.missouri.edu> oracle!us.oracle.com!mfriedma@uunet.UU.NET (Michael Friedman) writes:
- >I think the recent flap over MIM and misc.activism.progressive clearly
- >demonstrates that misc.activism.progressive has become exactly what we
- >were told it would not be - a megaphone for Harel to promulgate views
- >he agrees with while muffling those he disagrees with.
- >
- >I feel very strongly that this is contrary to the basic spirit of
- >Usenet - free, unfettered debate.
- >
- >Therefore, I think that misc.activism.progressive should be
- >unmoderated.
- >
- >Comments, please?
- >
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- >I am not an official Oracle spokesman. I speak for myself and no one else.
- >
-
- I cannot disagree more. MAP is a clearing house for information which
- many people rely upon covering topics from abortion rights to torture in
- South Africa. To dillute it with discussions of these issues would be
- to take away it's purpose. There is alread a group established for
- discussions of MAP issues, alt.activism.d. Leave MAP just the way it
- is, or if you like, move to create misc.activism.progressive.d to
- replace alt.activism.d. MAP is a valuable resource which should remain
- intact.
-
- -Phil
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