Re: debian-advocacy?
On 10/15/2014 12:34 AM, Andrew McGlashan wrote:
That's a problem in itself. There should be room for real discussion as
is taking place here on the debian-user list, without fear of having
posts filtered.
I agree, but they (the moderators) have a vested interest when someone
posts something considered "illegal" and have to ban such posts with
notice to the OP. They HAVE to do that. Otherwise, they (Debian) get
sued. Quite a few of the anti-systemd remarks have brushed up against
those boundaries. Red Hat has lawyers on retainers, sitting in rocking
chairs, being paid even while doing nothing. So, damn skippy moderators
can not let things get out of hand. I wouldn't have that job, as it's
damned if you do, damned if you don't.
In that light, what would you have moderators do? What they could do is
shut down public list support, so they are 100% safe legally, and let
others provide that from their kitchen table server. There is that
option. Ubuntu moderates the stuffings out of their support lists now.
So, I hope everyone keeps this in mind before hitting "send" while
passionately debating a topic. Ric
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