Kooks and thugs? Was:Re: [ga] Message too long (>40000 chars)

[James Touton <jim.touton@netzero.net>]

Karl and all DNSO'ers,

  Thank you for this rendition and very good evaluation of Kents (Thug?)
apparent rant.  Not unusual for him of course from what I have read.

  Indeed it is amazing to see such silliness from someone on this or
any forum discussing these issues.

Karl Auerbach wrote:

> > So we are not chosing between "moderation" and "no moderation".  We are
> > instead chosing between "conscious visible accountable moderation by
> > good guys" vs "stochastic malicious moderation by bad guys".  As things
> > currently stand, the "bad guys" are filtering "good guys" off the list.
>
> Nonesense.  You are asserting that your sargeants can muzzle those who say
> things you don't like to hear.
>
> You have the power to cover your own ears.
>
> > This is acceptable to you, Karl, and others, but it is not acceptable
> > for ICANN.  It contradicts the very openness of which you are so fond.
>
> You sounds like Kafka - white is black, up is down, censorship is free
> speech.   Next you will be saying "We had to kill the mail list in order
> to save it."
>
> By-the-way, I object to your technique of asserting that you know what is
> and what is not acceptable to me.
>
> > It discriminates in favor of those who have been on the net for a long
> > time, who are familiar with email filters and other things.  It
> > discriminates in favor of those who have a high tolerance for verbal
> > abuse.  It discriminates in favor of those who don't care what they do or
> > say.   It discriminates in favor of those who speak thoughtlessly.
>
> If anyone out there needs help setting up their e-mail filters, they are
> free to ask for help, and I'm sure it will be provided.
>
> As for tolerance of abuse, I have a low tolerance for those people who
> insist on silencing others because it musses up their Martha Stewart
> lives.
>
> ICANN can not afford to further distance itself from those who are
> affected by the Internet.
>
> > Our resident kooks and thugs
>
> If you have a list of these, then you are free to establish your own
> filters.  Do us the courtesy of letting the rest of us chose who we
> believe are, or who are not, "kooks and thugs".
>
>                 --karl--

James Touton
Legal and Policy Advisory Council,
INEGRoup (Stakeholder)

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