--- In [email protected], Venkat Mangudi <s...@...> wrote: > There I was part of the 'restrictors' of freedom! > A little control never hurt anybody, that's my opinion. > It hurts and hurts bad. In fact it hurt the BBS itself.
> How? The BBS was run by a private party. This guy worked for a computer magazine. When someone criticized the magazine and praised a rival magazine, this guy lost his cool. Tried to gag everyone. etc etc and the BBS died sooner than the newly available Internet connectivity could catalyze. Another strange thing happened around that time (and cannot be told here) after which a few of the active people decided to call it quits. Nobody wants to stay in any place where your thoughts are sought to be controlled. Lukhman.
