Re: [AGA SC] Another perspective on the AGA "Forum" proposal

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

I dn't think freedom of speech enters into it since AGA is
not a government agency. We can restrict speech all we want
so long as we don't violate civil rights. We do it TAG all
the time -- restrict speech, that is.

But the choice is either control and be comfortable with it
or give it free reign, as is done on APD (listmom does not
censor). Seems to me control is simply no practical. IN the
early days, it ight be, but if the forums were busy enough
to be worth continuing, the traffic would be high, too high
to preview and censor -- supposing we had people to do it.

I don't ever see any way around the risk we're talking
about -- I don't see any way AGA would ever do forums. I'm
not making a recommendation; just drawing a conclusion.

sh


--- Karen Randall <krandall@rdrcpa.biz> wrote:
> The trouble is, that we have time to read things slowly
> and carefully before
> printing them in TAG.  We also have the "out" of not
> accepting an article,
> and just saying, "sorry, we don't have room", even if the
> real reason is
> that we don't like the quality/content of an article.
> 
> Things move MUCH faster on a forum or mailing list.  I
> don't think you'd
> have much traffic if every single message was sequestered
> to be checked by
> staff before being released to the public.  That is, even
> if you have
> someone willing to read and edit every post.  Then you
> also get into freedom
> of speech issues, I would think.
> 
> Karen
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
> To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 6:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Another perspective on the AGA
> "Forum" proposal
> 
> 
> > This begs a question that Erik has already hinted at.
> We do
> > not have this fear of speech re TAG. Everything is
> > previewed and edited so tht we are comfortable with the
> > content. Is this how, if we did forums, we would have
> to do
> > them?  Is this how we need to manage the member mail
> list?
> >
> > sh
> > --- Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
> > > Agreed David!!!  With all this talk, I'm worried that
> > > someone might just
> > > come by and sue us over something on our little
> e-mail
> > > list these days.
> > > Beleive me, Novak WOULD have if the AGA had gotten
> > > involved in the PSW
> > > case 3 years ago.  It is quite fortunate, for
> instance,
> > > that I am
> > > officially not making any money off the video sales,
> but
> > > rather it is
> > > entirely going towards reimbursement for all the
> > > equipment I purchase...
> > > this is a point he tried to use against me in the
> > > lawsuit.
> > >
> >
> >
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AGA 2004 Annual Convention
Designing The Nature Aquarium -- demonstrated by Takashi Amano
Paludarium design  -- Mike Senske
Planted Aquarium Ecology  -- Diana Walstad
Cryptocorynes -- Jan D. Bastmeijer 
Field Trip, workshops and more, Nov 12, 13 & 14; 
Marriott Crystal Gateway, Arlington, VA, USA
Details & Registration at www.aquatic-gardeners.org  & www.gwapa.org

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