skyler@violet.berkeley.edu (11/16/87)
Are there set policies when and why to pull somebody's account? It seems that, whether or not the net is protected by the first amendment, there ought to be a procedure before someone is censored. I, for one, would have been perfectly happy if Eric Mading had apologized and then tried restating his ideas in some less racist way. I think that most people probably feel the same way. I would hope, therefore, that the administration at puff (or anywhere else where there is a similar situation) would first try to talk to him and try to persuade him not to be so offensive. Considering that Eric Mading admitted that he was being so offensive to get attention, it might have been very easy to get him to stop. That plan assumes, of course, a fair amount of time on the part of the SA. -skyler usenet ucbvax!jade!violet!skyler arpa skyler@violet.berkeley.edu
daveb@geac.UUCP (11/16/87)
In article <5924@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> skyler@violet.berkeley.edu.UUCP () writes: >Are there set policies when and why to pull somebody's account? >It seems that, whether or not the net is protected by the first amendment, >there ought to be a procedure before someone is censored. There might be a good case here for writing up a "nettiquette re assasination" document for system administrators, and placing a reference to it in the normal net ettiquete material. I would propose something of this sort: -- its you're system to administer -- we have a long history in this area -- here's some background -- kill cautiously! -- David Collier-Brown. {mnetor|yetti|utgpu}!geac!daveb Geac Computers International Inc., | Computer Science loses its 350 Steelcase Road,Markham, Ontario, | memory (if not its mind) CANADA, L3R 1B3 (416) 475-0525 x3279 | every 6 months.