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Re: In Defense (w/ minimal Who content) (fwd)



>	More blather on keeping things on-topic:
>
>Would it be censorship for Newsweek not to run a technical article
>about abtruse math theorems?  Would it be censorship if Scientific
>American readers said they didn't want to have 5 pages devoted to
>arguments about the Bulls/Magic series?  Is it censhorship for a
>newspaper not to run every Letter to the Editor it gets?


Brad:

Or to yell "theater" at a crowded fire...uh, I mean...you know what I mean.

>As far as I can tell, this list is completely unmoderated in any
>significant way.  Which is fine, but it doesn't make someone a total
>ignorant nazi asshole for wanting stuff to be on subject.  I never got
>any official e-mail saying one way or the other if posts should be
>kept on topic, so why would someone assume it's a totally freewheeling
>list with no holds barred rather than a forum exclusively for the Who?

I don't think you're a total Nazi asshole for feeling this way, and I share
those feelings somewhat (Heil!), but the target is a bit different. Me, I
wasn't too keen on all of the flames...but RT seems to be going after humor,
which is (after all) a definite part of The Who's music in many cases.
Also, some discussion of other bands should be permitted...after all, this
IS about music and influences and all of that.

>I started off hating all the stupid tangents.  I've gotten used to the
>style, and I like it now, but I don't see where Rich deserves
>cartloads of abuse.

The big difference, I think, is that RT decided to police the place himself,
instead of (properly) allowing us to police ourselves. Repeated non-Who
posts are their own punishment...people stop reading them and replying. I
haven't abused RT at all...just made a few quips in what I consider a
humorous way (if you don't, sorry. I try).
So the thing is that instead of lessening the amount of non-Who posts, he
has increased them. And gotten some ill-will, which will probably haunt him
if he stays on. And I hope he does and contributes, too.



                   Cheers                   ML

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."  L. Long