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[AMPS] Fw: censorship, bad news time

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Subject: [AMPS] Fw: censorship, bad news time
From: 2@vc.net (measures)
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 01:46:03 -0700
>
>> ?  I posted.  The posts were not being remailed by the  AMPS computer.
>> This is what happened the last time I got booted off this mailing list.
>
>Lets review an important principle of logic:
>
>1. suppose that conditions A, B, and C all imply condition D
>
>   example:
>
>     - getting booted from the mailing list implies that one's posts will
>not be remailed
>
Implication?  Experience has shown that this is the case. 

>     - a transient internet connectivity problem implies that one's posts
>will not be remailed
>
 The e-mail did not bounce.  It was received and autodeleted by 
Majordomo. 

>     - a hardware malfunction on the server hosting the AMPS reflector
>implies that one's posts will not be remailed
>
Other posts were being remailed.  Mine were not.  

>2. suppose that condition D is known to be true
>
>   example: one's posts are not being remailed
>
>3. one may not conclude that condition A is true unless conditions B and C
>are both false
>
>   example: there are many other conditions that result in one's posts not
>being remailed; one must rule these out before concluding that "booting" has
>occurred
>
>Even when conditions B and C are known to be false, it is treacherous to
>conclude that A is true -- unknown to our logician, there may be one or more
>additional conditions that imply D.

 I posted the letter from Rauch wherein he states 
" I insist all personal accusations be left out".  (sic)
Will made two threats about posting personel stuff shortly before my 
posts stopped posting. 
>
cheers, Dave

-  Rich..., 805.386.3734, www.vcnet.com/measures.  
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