Author: Don Dailey
Date: 16:14:06 05/16/98
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On May 16, 1998 at 12:32:02, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Hi Steve et al: >This one is to thanks you and everybody -not many, in any case- that >could think I could do well as moderator. I don't think the same. I >myself need a moderator all the time. Nevertheless the esential point is >that my thoughts about moderation are absolutely opposite to what I have >seen are prevailing and current here; so, I cannot do the job. In my >opinion the damage of receiving now and there an insult or reading >something obscene -besides and I don't care about obcenities- is far >less than the spirit that can -I insist, CAN- surge from the very >existence of moderators and rules, explicit or implicit. I cannot be >member of a council of moderators that eventually could expel a guy like >Chris Wittignton, even taking into consideration the insults or trashing >he can do at times against respected poeple here. I am ready to take >insults, trashing, sarcasm and whatever and then answer them or just >ignore them, but clearly I am not ready to send censor-kind of email, no >matter how soft they can be. I have became a known and even reputed >journalist in my country on the ground of strong, acid journalism and so >I am speritually unprepared to censor nobody, even in the most warm, >soft, delicate and gracious way. So, steve, put my out of the list and >good luck to the eventual fellows that will take the job. All of them >are nice people and although I am not ready to do his job, I am fully >prepared to support his efforts to keept this place as a nice one. >Fernando Hi Fernando, I was hoping to vote for you. You would make a good moderator in my opinion! Of course I haven't been burned by Chris Wittington yet! But despite what you said I think you are capable of the job. I have found that all people regardless of their degree of conservatism or liberalness excercise censorship. For instance when countries violate peoples human rights steps are taken and applauded by even the most liberal. This is a form of censorship. When you express disaproval of anything you are also putting pressure on people to change. You admitted to being a strong acid journalist, so my understanding is that you do indeed stand up for what you believe in. Possibly you would be more accepting of language and things said more than the other 2. But is that bad? We can end up with 3 hard asses, or 2 hard asses and one gentleman to "temper" the other two. "In the council of many men, there is wisdom." I'm sorry I don't remember where I heard that quote from but I believe its true. I ask you to reconsider this decision if you think you are able. - Don
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