From: msattler@netcom.com (Michael Sattler)
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 93 23:22:42 PDT
To: bill@twwells.com (T. William Wells)
Subject: Re: I'm leaving cypherpunks
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At 17:34 10/27/93 +0000, T. William Wells wrote:

>In a controlled environment, such as cypherpunks, those who
>control the list have the final say. The excess of noise on this
>can be *directly* traced to the list owner's choice to not
>control its content. Rjc's ability to abuse another *and to
>continue the abuse* is a direct consequence of the owner's
>policies. These facts are, by themselves, offensive but would be,
>barely, tolerable.

I'm very sorry to see you go.  I certainly agree that the list has been
annoying of late, but I disagree that cpunx is a controlled environment,
nor should it be.  I believe that leaving is no solution, but making
heart-felt comments and contributions on one hand and ignoring and
kill-filing obnoxious posters on the other hand is IMHO the most direct
path to a future we are comfortable in.

Again, I'm sorry to see you go.  It feels like a victory for the dark side.


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