In a message dated 4/3/2004 10:06:18 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Further to the discussion of copyright and privacy, I'm wondering what other list owners think about a list owner who frequently puts subscribers on Review and then edits their posts before forwarding them to the list. She also alters the posts stored in the archives. I don't mean that she goes in there to delete misdirected posts or near-duplicates; in some cases she is altering the content of what the poster said by deleting text or moving it around, with no notice that she has done so and that the post isn't as it was originally sent. This is a professional list, and her level of interference makes me extremely uncomfortable. Do those of you who do this yourselves see any moral/ethical/copyright conflict in what you're doing, or do you consider it your right as the owner of the list? I can't imagine doing it on my own list--and I'm not happy when it's done to me by another list owner. Comments? Jane Jane The Berlin Wall fell in 1989. I was on a non L-serve list (majordomo) where the list owner controlled and censored the content. I posted proof to the list (message consored) and copied all members I could reach privately who thus immediately became aware of the censorship. I started a new list using l-soft. Quickly, once subscribers realized the old list edit/censor policies, everyone left and rejoined the new list, named FreeSpeech. My point is that you should let your fellow list posters know. If you post the issue to your list and privately copy as many subscribers as you can, they will have proof of the actions of the list owner. If they find the policies intolerable, you can start a new list, easily. Contact Whathelps.com, one such service. I am sure there are others. Starting a list is duck soup easy for anyone with $9.95 a month to spare, and connection to the internet. Stan