I wish to commend Mike Nolan and Randy Bauer for doing the best they
can to defend the right of USCF members to express dissenting views on
this forum.

NO: I am not being sarcastic. I really am commending them.

Meanwhile, Bill Goichberg continues to press for amendments to the AUG
that would make it much harder, not easier, to express dissenting
views.

Here is one of Bill's proposed amendments to the AUG:

"Do not post allegations that are clearly misstatements of fact. If
your facts are challenged, address this before making further Forum
posts."

However, the examples he provides which he says are "clearly
misstatements of fact" are all statements that I made that are
absolutely true. So, in effect, Mr. Goichberg is requiring the
moderators to be come "truth police".

It is to be recalled that two members of the FOC, Wayne Praeder and
Terry Vibbert, resigned from the FOC but said that they would rejoin
if their proposals were adopted which made it clear what kind of posts
were acceptable and which were unacceptable.

I read the Praeder polemic and found it to be quite good and I agreed
with it.

However, Goichberg, after first saying that he agreed with Praeder and
Vibbert, not wants to attach further provisions such as the one above
which will go in exactly the opposite direction from the direction in
which Praeder want it to go.

Again, I am here to thank Mike Nolan and Randy Bauer (who have both
raised questions about the Goichberg amendments) for fighting the
never ending battle for truth, justice and the American Way.

Sam Sloan