I fully support the way this list is run and moderated. It provides invaluable and timely information on issues of importance and topicality.
It's far and away the best moderated list of which I am a member.
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From: American Scientist Open Access Forum [mailto:AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM_at_LISTSERVER.SIGMAXI.ORG] On Behalf Of Stevan Harnad
Sent: Friday, 3 October 2008 8:31 PM
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Subject: Censorship
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From: Andrew A. Adams <a.a.adams -- reading.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: AMERICAN-SCIENTIST-OPEN-ACCESS-FORUM Digest - 1 Oct 2008
to 2 Oct 2008 (#2008-184)
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Steven,
I fully support you as moderator of the AmSci OA list. The job of a moderator
is to censor. There is no other word to describe the job you are asked to do.
Censorship is not always a bad thing. You have disagreed with me a number of
times on the focus of the list and the movement but allowed those postings
through while posting your disagreement openly. Keeping off-topic and
insulting material off the list is exactly what your job as moderator entails
and you retain my confidence.
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Dr Andrew A Adams, School of Systems Engineering
The University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AY, UK
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Received on Sun Oct 05 2008 - 14:20:55 BST