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Re: [AGA SC] Another perspective on the AGA "Forum" proposal
I agree completely.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>
To: <aga-sc@thekrib.com>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [AGA SC] Another perspective on the AGA "Forum" proposal
> 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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