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From:  Bobby Kravitz <bobkravitz@e...>
Bobby Kravitz <bobkravitz@e...>
Date:  Tue Nov 28, 2000  5:08 pm
Subject:  Re: [vocalist-temporary] Re: censorship


Bravo Jocelyn.........Bobby

Jocelyn Gooch wrote:

> Please - NO CENSORSHIP! When my husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor
> three years ago I e-mailed "vocalist" - people I had counted as friends -
> for emotional/spiritual/intellectual support. As I recall, I only did one
> medium post and a couple of short ones. One or two of my short posts were
> deemed by the moderator to be inappropriate, even though this life change
> drastically changed my ability to sing and concentrate on my duties as a
> voice major. If someone needs help because they have stage fright, we should
> be there for them. If someone has a medical problem that hurts their voice,
> we are there for them. If someone has a major life change that hurts their
> singing, shouldn't we be there? Can any moderator really remain "moderate?"
> Someone said something about absolute power and it's ability to corrupt
> absolutely, or something close to that. That same frenzy to "send" might
> also affect a moderator's sense of duty to "delete." Our group's
> sensibilities and sensitivities should suffice. I think we should remind
> people who may be getting off track to do a self-assessment. Whaddaya think?
>
> Jocelyn Gooch
> beautifully generic soprano? drammezzotura?
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