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Re:US calls for measures against Internet porn [NOISE]
tallpaul writes:
> I was going to post on this topic, especially on a paraphrase of the
> (ostensible) original. I still want to, but let me play either the
> skeptical or responsible journalist (reader's choice of adjectives).
>
> Anonymous has *not* revealled the original source as he/it/she claimed.
> They have asserted it came from Xinhua news agency. Will Anonymous post a
> pointer to where we can access on the internet the original? News feed,
> date, and time of posting, as well as message ID should suffice.
I hope these headers are sufficient. I used the Clarinet news feed on
Netcom to get the original copy of the text. No doubt the story is on
archive sites elsewhere. I did _not_ post the original to cpunks.
From: [email protected] (Reuters)
Subject: China calls for measures against Internet porn
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 31 Dec 1995 9:20:13 PST
Newsgroups: clari.tw.new_media,clari.news.issues.censorship,
clari.world.asia.china,clari.tw.issues,clari.news.sex,clari.news.issues.misc,
clari.news.censorship,clare.tw.misc
Thus, this is the first of the two stories you cited in "Will the real
Anonymous please stand up".
<[email protected]>
tallpaul also writes:
> Herewith is where my confusion developed by Anonymous #1, posted as Date:
> Sun, 31 Dec 1995 18:34:56 -0600, Message-Id:
> <[email protected]>:
I am the author of that message.
> The story as presented by Anon #1, while supposedly from Reuters quotes the
> Associated Press, something that rarely if even happens.
The original of the story does quote Xinhua. I personally thought it
was a nice satirical touch to equate Xinhua and the Associated Press.
Apparently, my irony was lost.
> Another story, posted by Anonymous #2 (presumably the same entity as
> Anonymous #1), posted as Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 01:25:12 +0100, Message-Id:
> <[email protected]>
> is slugged "BEIJING (AP)_ " and quotes Xinhua News Agency;
Not the same anonymous. That was the AP story, and I believe is
legitimate.
> A reference by Anonymous #3 (presumably the same entity as Anon #1 & #2),
> posted as Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 14:47:35 -0800, Message-Id:
> <[email protected]> states that the faked story
> changed the words "Xinhua news agency" to "the Associated Press."
That's me, thus the same as #1, but different from #2.
> Add to this is the confusion that several entities are posting to the cp
> list using the same name -- "Anonymous" -- without differentiating their
> posts from any of the other posts by (inferentially) other entities with
> the same name.
I agree this is confusing. I considered signing my posts "Mallet
D'nonymous," but decided that would be too much of a taunt.
> Scientific discussions to which people wish to contribute anonymously are
> OK with me; the same discussions that are starting to resemble the
> confusion of a Month Python skit are not.
I _do_ apologize for the confusion. I thought it was going to be a
nice clean satire, but the two wire stories made things more
complicated, and I perhaps did not step in to clear the confusion when
I should have.
The only reason I'm being anonymous is to protest the copyright laws.
Theoretically, my post may have been a violation of Reuters'
copyright. I believe this is the same reason why Anon #2 chose to be
anonymous, but of course I have no way of knowing for sure.