Unrestricted Access

[DFIERRO <DFIERRO -at- LANIER -dot- COM>]

     From: Me (as edited by Stuart Reynolds)

     >>With freedom comes responsibility.
     >>
     >>Different people approach their responsibilities differently.
     >>

     From: Stuart Reynolds
     >Ahhhhhh, but....  Access to this list is a PRIVILEGE allowed by the
     >originator of the list and NOT a RIGHT of being on the Internet. SO
     >those who cannot handle responsibility should not have access and
     >piss off others who are more responsible.  First time access should
     >be allowed freely, but
     >if they screw up then, "bad file" 'em and do not allow re-access.  I
     >think it was Arlen who mentioned about having 200+  M/D, mine isn't
     >that high, but it does run over 100 and I really don't appreciate
     >some asshole sending crap, like they do, out.

     I never said anyone had a RIGHT to anything.  Not even in my full
     original posting.

     My point is -

     FREEDOM!

     And with freedom, total freedom

     - not restricted freedom, or freedom in a bubble, or freedom as
     granted by the powers that be -

     comes

     RISK!  (PolySci 101)

     Yea, I hate the net-noise also.  But, I am willing to sift through the
     chaff to find the wheat.

     Now that I have disagreed with you, would you propose to have me
     "bad-filed" (blackballed) from this list?  - Nothing personal, just an
     example -

     Point: Once the excluding begins, it never ends.

     This list enjoys an extremely diverse and active membership.  I
     believe it is the unfettered freedom of the participants, registered
     or not, that contributes to this list's success.

     I understand the bandwidth problems, server problems, net-noise
     problems.

     These problems won't be solved by building walls.

     Dan Fierro
     dfierro -at- lanier -dot- com
     dfierro -at- sct -dot- edu
     danfierro -at- aol -dot- com