Well, I finally tried it, and it sucks immensely.
EKay
writes:
>I tried AOL over a year ago. I like it. I'm smarter than you. I'm
>richer than you. And I have a far more prestigous job than you (trust me
>on these items.) I LIKE TOS. Where there are no rules, there is anarchy
>(e.g., INTERNET.) I recently plugged into an IRC conf that was the most
>vile, vulgar thing I ever heard in my life, dealing with the use of a
>chicken for simultaneous male.female masturbation. Do I want my two
>daughters to hear this?! I am pleased that AOL patrols the chat rooms; I
>am glad to pay for this extra service. TOS is a benefit; it is the NET
>which needs some rules- and we are writing to our DC reps asking for
>Govt.
>control over the Internet- such vulgarity as IRC presents cannot corrupt
>our yoputh- we have enough crime already!
Didn't I just hear you suggest that someone change the damn channel if
they don't like it? Some of what you just describe is repulsive to me,
but what you propose is even more vile and disgusting than any act could
ever be. Censorship is what you propose; in the style of George Orwell.
You may paint it in moral colors and hide it under the guise of protecting
our youth. But it is vile and disgusting just the same.
Evan
EKay
>such vulgarity as IRC presents cannot corrupt
>our yoputh- we have enough crime already!
There is no link between vulgarity and crime. Just as there is no link
between erotica and crime.
Evan
EKay
>AOL does not have access to IRC at this time.
If you accessed IRC, you must have another service in addition to AOL.
It may be that she is too stupid to know the difference between AOL Chat
rooms and IRC.
Evan