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| In lugnet.admin.general, David Koudys wrote: <snip> I want it known that I wrote this before Larry posted his tirade!!! ;) I was just slow in the composition so it shows up after his rant... Dave K (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| In lugnet.admin.general, Leonard Hoffman wrote: <snip> (...) *cough* /toggle filter on *cough* ;) Yes times change, but what word out of Carlin's 7 is appropriate now to post on LUGNET as opposed to when they first came out? Simple--none. Not one of (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) That's almost the issue. I think the issue is that the admins say it's 'asking' when in fact it's 'forcing'. Yes, you can choose not to cancel your post, and leave LUGNET forever, or you can give in. It's like saying "I'm not robbing you, I'm (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| In lugnet.general, Dave Schuler wrote: -snip- (...) I'm not sure if he was demanding special treatment, as much as he just ignored the rules and then said the rules shouldn't apply (whether to him specifically or to the whole of lugnet). The point (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| In lugnet.admin.general, Terry Prosper wrote: <snip> (...) must... resist... cliche... (...) For the most part--k, for 99 percent of the part, I think Larry is a guy who steps up and does what he thinks is better for the community. At least he (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| I'm writing this as a user of Lugnet, not particularly as an Admin. I'm writing this way to get the reactions of other users in this concept. == If Lugnet has added 'no cursing' to the ToU for the expressed purpose of making this site friendly to (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
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| (...) That's exactly right. The note he posted excerpts from was not the first note, or even the second, but rather the third. The first note merely asked if he meant to use the word choices he used, and asked if he wanted to cancel. What I got back (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Taking no sides here, as I do not know the person, but Chris, with all due respect, your post is insulting to me. I use this word as I please and I do not feel less intelligent because of it. "Maybe you should study a little"? What are you, (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| (...) As much as I dislike the condemnation of single words without context, given the society in which we live, there are certain words to which this applies. (...) Larry's email is not indicative of a zero-tolerance approach to the issue. On the (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) The policy itself is not intended to "cease offensive content" - see the following post for a more detailed explanation. (URL) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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