[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Facing The Challenge web site / Ground Rules

[heidit at netbox.com]

In a message dated 2/13/2002 10:57:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
ChrisHolloway999 at aol.com writes:


>  But I 
> really do not see why there has to be so much censorship in the form 
> of banned topics (e.g. that book by Richard Abane), especially when 
> us newbies have never seen the original postings.

I just wanted to point out that any newbie can see all the postings made by 
Richard Abanes and most of the replies thereto. Go to 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/messages/17414 and read onward 
from there (look at the message index and at least initially focus on posts 
which say Harry Potter & The Bible). Mr Abanes' first post is at 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/17513.

One of the primary reasons that discussion of the book is banned is because 
Mr Abanes, at post http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/17645, 
 accused a member of HP4GU of copyright infringement for quoting sections of 
Abanes' book in a response. It would be very very difficult, if not 
impossible, to discuss Abanes' theories, arguments and citations without 
quoting from the book, and given the interest of the mods to avoid a 
copyright infringement lawsuit (which I will not comment about the merit of 
now), it is, IMHO, reasonable and necessary to ban discussion of the book 
itself.

heidi


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