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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (16149)	6/7/2001 11:00:45 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 82486

That's not to say we shouldn't have moderated threads. But you said you don't understand why people objet so I offer a couple of reasons. To be fair I have to admit I had a bit of the reactions that you discribed but it was neither strong nor long lasting for the reason I laid out in my previous post. Some people also raise a free speech issue. I don't buy that in this context. I also see it raised but like you I don't think it is relevant. Free speech does not include a freely provided forum to say whatever you want whenever you want. Tim

To: Lane3 who wrote (16149)	6/8/2001 12:30:18 AM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

We moderate our lives- we just aren't very honest about it. You aren't inviting people home that you don't like (I'm betting). You probably don't spend a lot of time talking to people you find really annoying. You are...being unfair and moderating them out of your life. Welcome to reality. All moderated threads do is welcome you to one person's vision of their world and the people they want in it. I accept that we all have different worlds, and different people we want to share our world with. Almost no one has no limits. Maybe Buddha and Jesus would hang around with anyone, but I won't and I am pretty sure you won't. That's all there is to it, imo. Making a bigger deal than that about it is just plain silliness.