On Tue, 17 Jun 2008, Rick Harrison wrote:
> If you are accessing this group through the free newsgroup feed
> provided as part of a Verizon ISP account, you will need to make other
> arrangements.
>
> The story (and 500+ reactions) can be read at
> http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/08/06/15/1258238.shtml
I glanced at the article (although not all the responses). It seemed
to me that this was a sort of shoot the messenger syndrome. Because a
tiny minority abuse, none may use. Although I have no reason to think
that my own ISP would do such a thing, I can understand that it could
be a difficulty for many who want to participate in a forum like this
through a bigoted newsfeed. a.l.a may not be as active as, say, the
CONLANG and AUXLANG lists, but it is still a legitimate endeavor.
--
Paul Bartlett
|
