[Foundation-l] Controversial content software status

[Ray Saintonge]

On 03/08/12 3:23 AM, Thomas Morton wrote:
> On 8 March 2012 11:01, Ray Saintonge<saintonge at telus.net>  wrote:
>> On 03/07/12 3:29 PM, Thomas Morton wrote:
>>> On 7 Mar 2012, at 23:16, David Gerard<dgerard at gmail.com>   wrote:
>>>> We're beyond mainstream and are now infrastructure. We're part of the
>>>> assumed background. Academia and museums come to us now. While I'm
>>>> sure someone can then say "and therefore we must filter", that's
>>>> asserting the claim for the *opposite* reason Andreas gives, i.e.
>>>> insufficient fame.
>>> We're a mainstream resource, with links to academia. Whilst it is
>>> tempting to view the movement as radical and fundamental we are
>>> majority ruled, and the majority is mainstream.
>> What follows from this is the need for mechanisms that avoid the tyranny
>> of the majority.
> Hmm, so the argument here is to enforce the view of a minority on a
> majority?

Enforcing the view of the minority is not in logic the alternative to 
the tyranny of the majority. It is the enforcing that is wrong in both 
instances.

> As I pointed out last time; if anything, that is a worse goal...
>
> Providing global access is a far far cry from enforcing a viewpoint (thank
> goodness), which is what a lot of people seem to be advocating here.

So we agree that a lot of people here are advocating to provide global 
access.
>> We are progressive, but that is another matter.
>>> All of which is irrelevant in considering the desire of the reader.
>> Which reader?
> The users of the website.
>
> You know; our main focus! :)
>
Hmmm! I was responding to "desire of the reader" in the singular. Your 
"users" is clearly in the plural, Now that I know that you meant users 
as a monolith, I can safely consider my question answered.;-)

Ray