On 9 Jun 2008 at 3:13, William T Goodall wrote: > > On 8 Jun 2008, at 17:35, Andrew Crystall wrote: > > > Of course, some people take it too far. Charles Stross, on his blog, > > has recently been editing out any negative reference whatsoever to > > Scientology, going far and away beyond what the law requires. That's > > censorship, and it serves simply to encourage the abuse of the libel > > law in the UK. > > > > We need to fix UK libel law, but we should also note the people who > > allready go above and beyond, and boycott them until they mend their > > ways. > > It's his blog and he can set whatever rules he wants on it. I'm sure > your boycott will really bother him a lot :-)
William; Your not bothering to stand up and say you'll be counted in this matter when it comes to the church of scientology rather a religion is amusing to me, and your seeming pursuit of "snappy" remarks over substance or action, yea. Heh. But seriously, why do you assume it's just "me". He's entitled to wall away dissenting opinions if he wants. Authors who do this tend to get positive feedback cycles (heck, if you look at the history of Scientology there's clear examples of that), and I'm hardly the only person he's offended over this. I'm not going to do anything. I don't have to. (Except rate, personally, Stross alongside Kratman as authors who let their political beliefs dictate their writing...although to be fair the good Dr. Brin seems to be doing that these days as well.) Incidentally... I have very little in common in terms of actual beliefs with the right, compared to the left. But I usually get on far better with the people on the right simply because they're not wrapped up in their little worlds in the same way. They might think you're talking crap, and they'll tell you so rather than walling you away and trying to pretend you're not there. AndrewC _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
