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Sn!pe wrote:

> You appear to be advocating censorship.  Usenet is a rare bastion of
> free speech.  All shades of opinion are given equal weight in the court
> of its readership, including those opinions that some do not like.  This
> is in the nature of debate.  Valid arguments will win debates, others
> will fail.

Ignoring the fact that even free speech has limitations, Usenet is not 
remotely an example of free speech—newsserver admins can freely downshut 
anything they don't like, and many servers require a fee to use, 
prohibiting the impoverished from using them.

The conceptualization of discussion as “debates” to be “won” is 
regressive.  All members of a discussion come in with the goal of 
expanding their knowledge, and whether or not their original position upon 
entrance is correct or not is wholly irrelevant to the final outcome.

-- 
Blue-Maned_Hawk│shortens to Hawk│/blu.mɛin.dʰak/│he/him/his/himself/Mr.
blue-maned_hawk.srht.site
The painter may paint in whatever shades he likes, but his painting cannot 
be displayed in public if the paints he uses are carcinogenic.