Some kind of controls on Usenet, widely accepted, could stop
most of the abuse. It would only require a critical mass of
sysadmins to get the rest to go along.
Yet there's a highly vocal crowd on the Internet that cries
CENSORSHIP at any mention of any kind of controls from
above. These same people are blind to control from below,
blind to the fact that our very ability to speak is being
stolen from us by the anarchy we endure.
This is the half-principle: blindly resist control from
above, blindly accept control from below.
To me, losing my right of speech to terrorists is just as
bad as losing it to dictators. At present, Usenet is in
far, far more danger from terrorists.
Edward Reid
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