<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="4">The problem I have is that for all I know the very man who shuts off debate could be the same one that I am debating with, or he may have never sent a single post to the E<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">x</span>tropian list <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">in his life </span>other than the ones in which he issues his decrees. Nobody knows except for Spike and Mr. Mystery Man Moderator himself (or herself)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">,</span> and neither is saying.</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(34,34,34)">John K Clark</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#000000">Why is this a problem? Do you think that no moderation should be done? Or only by someone you approve of? If we take a vote on keeping this system or changing it I think you will lose. Ergo - you should forget your problem and just keep posting on the Extropian list, which you can do without interference from mystery people. No one at present has been stopped from posting anything on the Extropian list. Complain when you have been stopped. If you are ever stopped it is extremely likely that I will complain as loudly as you will. Free speech (on the second list) or die. bill w</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 3:35 PM John Clark via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">On Sat, Oct 31, 2020 at 3:22 PM Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:</span><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"> <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">> <i></i></span><i>I do agree with John in general on the use of a moderator and an anonymous one to boot. </i></div></blockquote><div><br></div><font size="4">The problem I have is that for all I know the very man who shuts off debate could be the same one that I am debating with, or he may have never sent a single post to the E<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">x</span>tropian list <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">in his life </span>other than the ones in which he issues his decrees. Nobody knows except for Spike and Mr. Mystery Man Moderator himself (or herself)<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">,</span> and neither is saying.</font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font size="4"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> John K Clark</span></font></div></div>
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