[Web4lib] Subscriber Removal Clarification

[Charles Shumar]

Agreed!
And the comments like "Chuck was very deceptive in resubscribing
under essentially an alias.  While there is nothing wrong in itself by
doing that, he did not ask to be reinstated to the list." - are absurd - How was he deceptive? I don't know what address or name he used before - but anyone who subscribes to any library listserves who doesn't know ChuckO is Chuck Munson - probably should not be in charge of the "banned list" - And if there is "nothing wrong in itself by doing that" why even bring it up?

As to being upset about the "F-Bomb"
- come on -  is this a kindergarten? Are we adults here?


>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
>>>[mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Barbara Stewart
>>>Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 10:24 AM
>>>To: web4lib at webjunction.org
>>>Cc: Barbara Stewart
>>>Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Subscriber Removal Clarification
>>>
>>>
>>>Why must banning be for life? If one is bankrupt, 7 years 
>>>without a credit
>>>card. If one goes to prison and pays their time, then it 
>>>should ostensibly
>>>not be held against them back in the 'world without walls'. Isn't a
>>>lifetime ban Draconian? And considering the amount of "bad" words one
>>>hears spouting every day from radios, mp3's etc., I consider 
>>>this rule
>>>particularly right-wing.
>>>
>>>Whom are we protecting? Are we not adults here? I understand 
>>>that there
>>>were other lapses of appropriate behavior in Chuck's 
>>>postings, but come
>>>on, people - intellectual freedom? Freedom of speech? I 
>>>found this "He
>>>disobeyed the rules various times; he snuck back on the list 
>>>and didn't
>>>remain a lurker' rather repulsive. I love Web4Lib, have 
>>>monitored it for
>>>years - but there is something a little off here when one person is
>>>ostracized so deeply, and others who are marginally less 
>>>'offensive' are
>>>not so treated.
>>>
>>>IMHO
>>>
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