Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h4F3KUC06166; Wed, 14 May 2003 23:20:30 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 23:20:30 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <p05100301bae8933595cd@[67.31.3.4]> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Gail Spangenberg <gspangenberg@caalusa.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2582] Re: fyi X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 2571 Lines: 59 Janet and Colleagues, This is very, very serious stuff. I have sent a couple of e-mails privately to see, as a starter, whether an explanation might be forthcoming. Some of you might wish to do likewise. Perhaps there are satisfactory answers, but if not, and if purging is in fact occurring, selected media, thoughtful political leaders, civil rights groups, and such might well be encouraged to do some probing. Gail S >Colleagues, > >While those of you may be aware of the disappearance of the NLA >archives, it has come to my attention that someone is purging other >NIFL archives - at least, as far as I've been able to tell, the >archive of this very list. >I believe the rest of you should be aware of purge on this list. So >for example, if you go to http://novel.nifl.gov/nifl-womenlit/2003/ >and check out the archives for the year 2003, you will notice that >messages are sorted by number. So for example, you will see: > >[NIFL-WOMENLIT:2577] New CAAL publication on EFF Gail Spangenberg >(Mon May 12 2003 - 16:45:18 EDT) >[NIFL-WOMENLIT:2576] Re: outcome of conversation with husband Robert >Stein (Mon May 12 2003 - 12:29:49 EDT) >[NIFL-WOMENLIT:2575] Re: outcome of conversation with husband Mary >Lou Sewell (Mon May 12 2003 - 10:50:00 EDT) > >However, if you scroll down, you will notice that there are gaps >between certain numbers and certain posts have been purged from the >archives. For example: > >[NIFL-WOMENLIT:2539] New Practice Application Briefs from ERIC/ACVE >Judy Wagner (Mon Mar 24 2003 - 10:09:42 EST) >[NIFL-WOMENLIT:2536] RE: GOING TO COABE? REGISTER FOR NIFL's LINCS >PreConference Maralit, Mary Jo (Wed Mar 19 2003 - 17:41:54 EST) >[NIFL-WOMENLIT:2535] Re: Happy International Women's Day! Ujwala >Samant (Fri Mar 07 2003 - 20:53:28 EST) > >As you can see, posts 2537 and 2538 are missing. I hope that others >will join me in outrage that messages are being purged and demand an >explanation. Who is doing this and why? Is free speech no longer >protected, or is this being slowly eroded as it seems to be in other >areas: (NASA's libraries being purged; CDC's fact sheet about condoms >being purged and only after public outcry was it reposted with anti >condom messages added; Congress voting on whether ERIC should be >restricted to "preapproved lists" etc., etc., etc.) Why are we >allowing this to happen? >Next steps? Suggestions? > >Janet Isserlis -- Gail Spangenberg President Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy 1221 Avenue of the Americas - 50th Fl New York, NY 10020 212-512-2362, fax 212-512-2610
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