> Nick La-flamme recently wrote:
>
> If you want control, set up a moderated list or group where participants
> accept control.  That's possible, many of us have done that.  I'm just
> saying, don't try to extend this control to the network, because on the
> level of a public network, it just isn't possible.
>
> You're right about one thing:  if you need a whole controlled network, you
> have to pay for it.  Many corporations have large internal networks they
> control and behavior on these nets is Very Proper.
>
> Corallary:  you get what you pay for.  On the Internet and USENET, you pay
> for connectivity and even freedom, not for control.
>
> Nick
 
Bravo. The forms of participation are out there. Let's get on with things
and not beat our heads against the cyberwalls. My mailbox is crammed enough
as it is.
-dave phillips