ANST - The list is moderated...

margiejr margiejr at sprintmail.com
Tue May 26 06:14:19 PDT 1998






Bear Wrote

<SNIP>
>Under law, posting to a mailing list may constitute publication.  The
>moderator of a mailing list can be considered a publisher.  This means that
>Pug could be sued for the intemperate words of his guests.  Should the
>particular court uphpold the view of mailing list as publication, Pug might
>face ruinous penalties for no act of his own.  Pug's only defence in such a
>case is to demonstrate that he took aggressive steps to prevent the
improper
>use of the forum.
>
>Pug is our host.  We are his guests.  As a host, Pug has stated the
>accusations previously made are an improper use of the list and may be
>actionable under law.  He has asked us to refrain from this behavior and
>when some of us failed to comply, he took direct action against the
behavior
>violating his hospitality.  While some may consider it censorship, Pug's
>actions were correct and proper within the definition of a moderated,
>private forum.
>
>Pug has been a good host and a model of rectitude.  I, for one, dislike
>seeing him disparaged as a "censor," when we, his guests, should have been
>more temperate, more just and more courteous with our words.
>
>Bear



 Bear Thank you for clearing that up.  Pug Sorry if my words may have been
offensive

Lady Simone
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