For a *journalist* to censor someone from speaking (when they are willing to
pay for the privilege) to maintain a monopoly viewpoint is disgusting and
worthy of a boycott, IMHO.
As long as Rickard maintains his claimed position as a *journalist*, that
duty comes with the cost of admission to the party.
---- Karl Denninger (karl@MCS.Net)| MCSNet - Serving Chicagoland and Wisconsin http://www.mcs.net/ | T1's from $600 monthly to FULL DS-3 Service | NEW! K56Flex support on ALL modems Voice: [+1 312 803-MCS1 x219]| EXCLUSIVE NEW FEATURE ON ALL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS Fax: [+1 312 803-4929] | *SPAMBLOCK* Technology now included at no costOn Sat, Feb 21, 1998 at 08:32:08PM -0500, Alex Rubenstein wrote: > > > Without quoting the last 7 emails in entirety, I have a small response. > > What is wrong with the consumer not boycotting anything, but instead, > haviing a different opinion. I think he is wrong, I like my PM-3's. But, I > am not going to drive myself and everyone on the list crazy. > > Is this all because you didn't win the hummer? > > > > > On Sat, 21 Feb 1998, Karl Denninger wrote: > > > You still have answered my question Rickard: > > > > Are the reports that you blackballed Lucent/Livingston from your > > magazine and ISPCON accurate? > > > > Yes or no please. Just one word. > > > > I ask the readers here to take ANY further lack of response as a YES and > > reciprocate in kind against Boardwatch, Rickard, and ALL ORGANIZATIONS HE IS > > INVOLVED IN. > > > > Yes, this is a call for a boycott - not for the yellow journalism, which is > > his right as a publisher (heh, we all have the right to publish bullshit) > > but for the extreme cowardice and attempted act of censorship on the part of > > someone who CLAIMS to be for free speech. > - To unsubscribe, email 'majordomo@livingston.com' with 'unsubscribe portmaster-users' in the body of the message. Searchable list archive: <URL:http://www.livingston.com/Tech/archive/>