X-Message-Number: 24050
Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 13:01:41 -0700
Subject: Re: Filtering/Rating
From: Kennita Watson <>

On Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at 02:00 US/Pacific, Steve Jackson wrote:

> (1) I'm glad to see that the filtering is up and running. Usually when
> I rate a message, though, there have been fewer than ten other raters.
> Disappointing that there is not wider participation.
>
I object to the rating system and will not participate in
it.  I don't need a rating to know I don't want to read Paul
Pagnato's messages, and I think that including them in the
archives gives them undue attention (not to mention diluting
the archives).

To Kevin:  you're the moderator; I say just boot Paul.  He's
had fair warning, and many have said (in words or by rating)
that they don't want to see his messages here.  To boot him
is not censorship in my book, since there are plenty of places
to read messages like Paul's (and maybe even the same ones).

N.B.: just because I support your right to picket doesn't
mean I have to put up with your doing it on my front lawn,
even at the risk of having epithets such as "censorship"
hurled in my direction.

Live long and prosper,
Kennita
--
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
none but ourselves can free our minds.
           -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song"

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