Date   : Sat, 26 May-1984 02:51:58 PDT
From   : vortex!lauren@Rand-Unix.ARPA
Subject: Re: BBS legal issues

Unfortunately, past experience has shown that the busiest people,
and often some of the most useful contributers to these lists, will
be the first to drop off when the topics start to stray.  When this
happens, the entire list suffers.  It is in all of our best interests
to try keep discussions as sharply focused to particular lists as
possible.  My only complaint regarding the BBS discussion relates
to "freedom of speech discussions" that are not related to computers.

We have the choice of POLI-SCI and INFO-LAW for more general discussions.
In fact, even these discussions which do regard computers might well be
best directed to HUMAN-NETS, which is specifically concerned with computers
and their relationship to and with society.

--Lauren--