[SlugBug] Censorship at Sheflug

[Gary Stimson]

Well, Richard Ibbotson replied to my post. Here is a link his reply:
http://krom.meiring.org.uk/sheflug/mailarchive/2004/08/msg00104.html

You'll notice that he did not answer a single one of my questions. Instead 
he repeated his unsubstantiated claims about Slugbug causing trouble and 
someone called Richard Stevenson having the authority to decide that there 
shall be no mention of it.

I have sent two different replies, one each from two different addresses, 
making four posts in total over the course of today. Not one has reached 
the list. Other people's posts are getting through within a few minutes of 
being sent. It's therefore blindingly obvious that there's some censorship 
going on here.

Richard Ibbotson has just aptly demonstrated the very reason why Slugbug 
was set up. How very sad.

Gary

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At 08:25 23/08/2004 +0100, Richard Ibbotson wrote:
>I would be a lot easier if you didn't post about Slug-bug or whatever
>its about.
>
>The other issue is about sending private e-mail to a public list.  I
>don't do it and I know no one who does.  It's not only rude but I think
>there's an act of parliament which covers it.
>
>So, there's rudeness and other things to add to the other rubbish that
>fell into this list last year.  Most of it very threatening. Then
>there's a fact that you don't come to meetings.  So, there's no point in
>you asking here.  You have your own to go to.
>
>You are just stirring up a lot of trouble and unpleasantness.  As
>Richard Stevemson explained.  This is now a closed matter.  I think he's
>right about that.

So the votes so far:
* Six people have no problem with occasional posts to Sheflug to announce a 
Slugbug meet.
* One person - Richard Ibbotson - does have a problem.

Nobody except Richard is aware of any problem between the two groups, but 
he will not explain what his problem is. He says it would be easier if 
slugbug was a banned word, and yet we have several posts from people who 
were pleased that we did announce the Slugbug meet. Richard repeatedly says 
that mention of Slugbug causes trouble, but has refused to explain what 
that trouble is. He says we cannot mention Slugbug because Richard 
Stevenson (in New Zealand) says so, but has refused to explain why a guy on 
the other side of the world gets to censor this mailing list.

I repeat: No-one at slugbug has any problem with sheflug. Richard Ibbotson 
is the only person at Sheflug who has a problem with Slugbug. Sheflug does 
its thing, Slugbug does its thing, many people do both things.

Unless the voting changes dramatically, it's clear that the members of this 
list do not have any problem with announcing Slugbug meets on this list. 
Therefore I will make a short post for the next meeting. This is now a 
closed matter.

Gary