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Identity Theft
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lugnet.admin.terms
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Fri, 25 May 2001 05:45:31 GMT
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To the LUGNET membership,
I have seen two blatant cases of identity theft in LUGNET newsgroups today
(2001.05.24).
This is in direct violation of the sections 'Acknowledgment and Acceptance
of Terms of Use (6)' and 'Discussion Group Terms and Conditions (1-6, 10)'
as stated in the LUGNET TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (Version 1.0.1, 7 Mar 2000).
Further, this is a criminal act which needs to be reported to your local law
enforcement agency, and to the Federal Communications Commission (FTC). You
can lodge a complaint against the individual in question by submitting form
OMB # 3084-0047 with the FTC at the following web site:
http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/
Please help bring a halt to this destructive behavior on LUGNET by 1)
reporting identity theft to the appropriate authorities as outlined above,
and 2) refusing to respond to any newsgroup posting or e-mail from the
individual in question.
This is our community, and it is 1) our duty to police ourselves and enforce
the LUGNET TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT as agreed to when registering to post to
LUGNET or joining its membership, and 2) our right to have the freedom to
use LUGNET, within the LUGNET TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT, without the fear of
reprisal from disruptive individuals.
I have kept this post purposeful and informative, free of personal opinion
or emotion, in the hope that LUGNET can return to its normal business of
adult fans of LEGO discussing their hobby and passion in a clean, safe
on-line environment.
Sincerely,
Matthew Gerber
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Identity Theft
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| As an addendum to my prior post, I have copied the relevant portions of the LUGNET TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (Version 1.0.1, 7 Mar 2000) here. Remember, these are the rules and standards that each and every individual posting to LUGNET agrees to abide (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
| | | Re: Identity Theft
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| (...) I don't know what the "blatant identity thefts" were, but: Do the feds _really_ want to hear about usenet posts with spoofed IDs? Not judging by the site that you linked to. Please point out the relevant part that I missed. A little more (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
| | | Re: Identity Theft
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| (...) Specifically, an individual who has been banned for Violations of the TOS, and who continues to post under "stolen" identities. (...) This (violating the communities rules) is excactly why this individual's posting privileges were revoked in (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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