RE: Community Standards

["Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

Swen Weil (in response to another post):

Wouldn't that fall into the category of "taste?"

I'd say most people have damn-LOUSY taste :)

- --
Sven Franklyn Weil            "The needs of the many outweigh
<sven@lily.org>                          the needs of the few
<http://www.lily.org/~sven>                      or the one."
                                                     -- Surak

My response would have to be that you prove that "taste" is in the eye of
the beholder.

To say "MOST" people have lousy taste is very elitist. Your quote (shudder)
is more proof of your elitist philosophy.

- -Paul Hopfgarten
Derry NH



Paul Hopfgarten

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[mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org] On Behalf Of Sven Weil
Sent:	Friday, July 17, 1998 9:54 PM
To:	Dib9@aol.com
Cc:	boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
Subject:	Re: Community Standards

Dib9@aol.com said:
>
> One the recent comments on morality and community standards on radio:  I
don't
> fall on the conservative side of this issue.  My opinion is if a show gets
> good ratings and is supported by advertisers then by definiton that show
meets
> the community's standards.  (for example, Stern in most markets.)
>
 Wouldn't that fall into the category of "taste?"

I'd say most people have damn-LOUSY taste :)

- --
Sven Franklyn Weil            "The needs of the many outweigh
<sven@lily.org>                          the needs of the few
<http://www.lily.org/~sven>                      or the one."
                                                     -- Surak

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