Has anyone else received an announcement of a new manifesto for the list ACTNOW-L hosted at Brown University? (Excerpt included below). While such efforts to demonize those who differ with you tend to raise my hackles, I was caught by its reference to listowners who censor under the guise of moderating and thought it might warrant disscussion on this list. (I don't know how I got on the distribution list for this announcement; this is the first time I have heard of ACTNOW-L). Judith Hopkins, Listowner of [log in to unmask] Internet: [log in to unmask] Bitnet: ulcjh@ubvm ***************************************************************** A New List Manifesto for <actnow-l> ***************************************************************** The <actnow-l> listserv list has a new list manager who intends to expand the scope of the list. The list will accept messages and promote unfettered discussion of the ideologies and practices (many of them detrimental to both students and faculty members) extant within the academe Many specialized programs in the humanities and social sciences have become controlled by demagogues who enforce a new type of sectarian totalitarianism. They work toward the suppression of academic freedom and use their tenure to force their ideologies upon others, to enrich themselves, and to perpetuate their power. The time has come for them to accept the responsibility for the present mediocre level of education for which students pay exorbitant tuition. This can only come about if those who have suffered from this type of abuse have the courage and means to speak out about inequity and corruption. Many students and faculty members have genuine grievances; nevertheless, many administrators deny them due process under fraudulent judicial systems. These systems give the appearance that they support fair practices; however, many have become the weapons of corrupt provosts and their pandering ombudspersons. These officials suppress evidence in attempts to cover up their own malfeasance and use their power to intimidate their adversaries. To this end they forge documents and deliberately destroy careers through capricious blackballing and stonewalling. To further compound the cover-up, many listserv list managers indulge in covert censorship of Internet information. They manipulate the flow of information in support of the demagogues and receive rewards of honors, degrees, promotion, and tenure. Many others feign the moderation of lists and then censor them to conform to their own idea of political correctness (totalitarianism). The <actnow-l> list managers will not tolerate these practices and will expose them at every opportunity. ***************************************************************** List Managers <actnow-l> Paul Trummel Department of Technical Communication College of Engineering, University of Washington <[log in to unmask]> James Doran Division of Student Affairs, University of South Carolina <[log in to unmask]> *****************************************************************