[LINK] Moderation note: Attempting to suppress discussion or opinions (Match Koltai - Was Fukushima scaremongers becoming increasingly desperate)

[Robin Whittle]

Hi Tom,

You wrote, in part:

> I would never ever attempt to censor anyone opinion under any
> circumstances.
> Robin, you lost serious points with the above claptrap and should
> probably dismiss yourself from further comment on the basis of a
> conflict of interest.
> Damn, I did it again but this time, I wasn't joking.

As one of the Amigos, its my view that if you want to use a mailing list
to discourage other people from expressing their opinions - or to
characterise what other people write in such negative terms ("claptrap")
without sufficiently detailed supporting arguments - then
you should not use the Link list for this purpose.  Maybe the other two
Amigos will have a different view, but I would be surprised.

If the other Two agree with my view of what is and is not appropriate
for Link, then I suggest you direct messages which don't meet these
constraints somewhere else.  You can always create your own mailing list
with whatever rules or lack thereof you like.  If you do, I would
support you announcing it once on Link.

  - Robin