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Date Posted: 07:34:44 06/20/02 Thu
Author: DeepaD
Subject: Response to Melle (and Kate)
In reply to: DeepaD 's message, "jumps in with a 'splat'" on 09:39:39 06/19/02 Wed

Thank you for sharing. I can see many of the points you are trying to make.
For the record, I am not trying to impose my views on anyone else. Neither am I asking people to adhere to principles that i cannot myself. Everyone's freedom to do pretty much everything is defended on the net.
This is a private community, and we are merely decided ehat we'd like. A Spike/Buffy list isn't curtailing anyone's freedom if they refuse to accept Angel/Buffy stories on their list. They're simply deciding what rules they want to work by. And that's what we're doing.
Our mods, if you'll note, didn't make a unilateral discision. We are voting on something that a lot of poeple feel strongly about.
And the vote isn't - yes, i think you should ban RPF, or no -i support everyone's freedom of speech. It's about "what i would like/not/like on my list"
As far as my post goes, I really wasn't trying to 'convert' anyone, merely explain the rationale behind my descion.
And as for RPFs starring me, well, i have seen fics written by authors for their friends starring them, and i can understand why they are enjoyed. Thats fine. But i seriously doubt whether Britney Spears would enjoy reading the kind of fic that was recced on our list. And i like to think that our list should be as friendly for her, as it has been to me and everyone else on it.
Deepa D.

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[> [> [> Re: Response to Melle (and Kate) -- Melle, 08:41:23 06/20/02 Thu

The point is, though, that by saying "I don't like these stories, and I don't want to be on a list where people are allowed to reccomend stories like that," you *are* effectively imposing on the freedom of those who don't mind RPF and would read good stories containing RPF if it's recced to them.

On theflip side, what harm is there in being on a list that allows people to reccomend RPF stories? They're not imposing on your freedom not to read those stories.


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