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Russ Alberry/CAUCE vs. the Cypherpunks (was: Re: RESULT: comp.org.cauc
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Russ Allbery <[email protected]> wrote:
> * I am specifically pissed at Igor about trolling for votes on random
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> newsgroups and on Cypherpunks. I am not pissed at him for disliking
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> the moderation policy; he's entirely entitled to dislike the moderation
> policy and vote accordingly.
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> * If he keeps trolling for votes on Cypherpunks to defeat random
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> moderated group proposals he doesn't happen to like for one reason or
> another, I'll keep doing what I can to counter his propaganda campaigns
> (and judging from this result, I think it's fairly obvious that he'll
> continue losing and may in fact help a few groups *pass* that wouldn't
> have otherwise just by being as annoying as he was this time).
In what sense are you using the word "trolling"? Are you saying that the
mention of a proposal to ban anonymity is considered "trolling" when posted
amongst a group of pro-privacy, pro-anonymity individuals such as the
Cypherpunks? Or are you objecting, in general, to the mention of a proposal
to ANY group that's not likely to favor it?
Why should a proposal to require the disclosure of a poster's e-mail address
(and its contribution to the address harvesters) as a pre-requisite to
express an opinion not itself be fully disclosed and discussed? Were you
counting on slipping that rule through unnoticed?
Why is publicly disagreeing with you considered a "propaganda campaign"?
Why should the C.A.U.C.E. brand of propaganda be the only variety allowed?
When I first heard of the C.A.U.C.E., my initial thought was that it was a
good idea. Finally a means to fight back against the spammers. Now I'm
starting to wonder what sort of agenda is driving some of these illogical
anti-privacy requirements. As bad as spam and UCE has become, one does have
to make sure that each proposed cure isn't worse than the disease itself.
For example, you *COULD* remedy the problem of criminals carrying concealed
weapons by requiring everyone to walk the streets naked...
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