To tsuwm and W'On:

Nonsense. You are arguing that one may evade responsibility for his hurtful writings, simply by choosing to put them in one vehicle rather than another.

My position is fully in accord with law: the message is the recipient's to use as he or she wishes. Your view, of course, is of great convenience for those who wish evade responsibility for their nastiness.

May I suggest that your view is self-serving? [Edit: And what has become of your vaunted opposition to censorship?]

Different folks may have differing view, of course, as has been already discussed. But as that discussion made clear, anyone who chooses to write a nasty to me does so fully knowing that it is subject to publication. They cannot complain of consequences of which they were warned.

If you are unwillng to have your hurtful words seen -- if you would be ashamed to have others know you wrote them -- then don't write them.
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