2009/2/18 Raj Mathur raju@linux-delhi.org:
May I ask why DAJ has been put on moderation?
He is making valid, cogent arguments in response to queries (and flames) that other list members have specifically been addressing to him. You and I may or may not agree with his point of view, but it is as valid or invalid as any other. To me, at least, DAJ comes across as a person holding a currently politically unpopular viewpoint, which has been repeatedly questioned, and making reasonable arguments for that POV. He does NOT come across as a person trumpeting a POV without provocation just for the sake of controversy.
+1
I also had disagreements with DAJ in the past and engaged in flamewars with him. But I do not agree with moderating here. As long as people address him and reply him, he has a right to respond to that. As long as people are engaging with him, he has every right to respond. If you don't want to see more mails, don't address him. If other members address him, that means they want a response and you cannot put DAJ under moderation, unless you put all members addressing him aslo under moderation.
I don't agree with everything he says, but I stand with for his right to speak up, his position when people ask him.
- Praveen