Re: [amsat-bb] censorship

[guy lemke <guy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks bruce,

I would hope this to be the case but it is very unsettling to think that amsat would
censor a civil response....

        Guy kd6mtu

Bruce Paige wrote:

> i would think that instead of sensoring your post, amsat-bb does block any
> post with embedded html coding in it so that those overseas do not get large
> files. if you message is not pure ascii, it will be held for kb5mu to look at and
> he will then send it back to you. that happened to me several times. i then had
> to save my message to ascii and paste it back in my email client and off it
> went.
>
> 73...bruce
>
> Date sent:              Tue, 05 Jun 2001 06:59:36 -0700
> From:                   guy lemke <guy@com-pair.net>
> To:                     "sats@hamsats.org" <sats@hamsats.org>
> Copies to:              "amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
> Subject:                [amsat-bb] censorship
>
> > Thank you to the new members and I am sorry to say that it seems that
> > amsat-bb is now censoring replies to attacks.
> >
> > I responded to mark fossum's attack in a very civil way and have yet to
> > see this posted to the BBS !! Granted I may have missed its posting but
> > I don't believe this to be the case.
> >
> > I have had other complaints to this same form of censorship in the last
> > 24 hours too... I am really sorry to see this happening as it is very
> > unnecessary...
> >
> > While we are on the subject of censorship as I know that this will
> > come-up. Yes I will control the messages on the sats board but with only
> > TWO rules "NO SLAMMING" & "STAY ON SUBJECT"
> >
> >
> >
> >                 Thank You
> >
> >                 Guy    kd6mtu
> >
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