I have not participated in soc.culture.russian (nor, in fact,
any of the soc.culture groups), so I fear that my opinion may
sound callous or misinformed. But I sincerely hope that the
news.answers moderators will not be asked or forced to take
sides in this affair, because that would mark a significant,
unfortunate, and degrading change in their role.
Until now, that role *has* been impartial, and more importantly,
has been content neutral. The moderators have concerned
themselves almost exclusively with the headers and logistics of
posting, and have never sought or been given any semblance of a
role of "approving" the *contents* of FAQ lists and other
periodic postings.
I don't know why some parts of Usenet bring so many fractious,
xenophobic, antisocial kooks out of the woodwork. I'd like to
(naively) think that we could all get along, or agree to
disagree, or ignore those we disagree with. But I'd hate to see
the news.answers moderation system dragged down and disemboweled
by one of these feuds or jihads, as it's seemed for example as if
the UVV has been in danger of.
Steve Summit
scs@eskimo.com
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