On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 07:37:46 -0400, "Chess One"
wrote:

At least Mr. Channing seems to
have an appreciation of the difference between 'free' speech and responsible
speech.

The one advantage of a moderated forum such as the USCF Issues Forum
is that it's more difficult to post anonymously. So posters tend to
be more accountable, if not necessarily more responsible.

As indeed do Susan Polgar and Paul Truong, who rather pointedly do
not take part in USCF's forum, and also seek to have it closed down.

Heh, heh. It's pointed all right. The point caught the latter right
in the keister.

They especially don't take part in the USCF forum since Truong's posts
IN that forum were instrumental in the Mottershead Report nailing him
as the Fake Sam Sloan!!

You forgot to mention that, Phil.

These two entwined USCF directors now prefer the one-two-three punch
of (1) Running their own forum where they control all posts and
content and where mysterious anonymous personas contribute to their
hearts' content., (2) Funneling info to other online sites, bloggers,
and columnists with whom they have business or social relationships,
and (3) Trashing (uhh, make that "rubbishing") truly open Usenet
forums, such as we have here, as "cesspools".

A good publicity man controls information. Closing down the USCF
forum would be a fine step in that direction.