what's a meta for?

[janet paterson <janet313@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

hi all

debate about
what's acceptable
(or desirable or offensive or censor-fodder)
material to post on e-mailing lists
has taken place since they first appeared

subscribing to a mailing list
could be likened to subscribing to a satellite television service;
in an instant voices from all over the globe can be heard in your home;
as a subscriber, it is your choice to listen or not
as a subscriber, it is your choice to subscribe or not

posting messages to a mailing list
could be likened to being handed a microphone with global wide volume;
in an instant your voice can be heard in anyone's home anywhere on the globe;
if they subscribe
if they listen

in this situation
the subscriber/listener has all the power

the subscriber/poster has none
but the message in his/her words
which may or may not draw listeners

which is why i look on all postings
other than attempts at censorship
as generous sharing and
dare i say caring

as our esteemed list-owner has said many times
we should not try to silence anyone's voice
that is the whole reason
we are here
to hear

janet
a new voice

janet paterson: an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky
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a new voice: 

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