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Re: Can we help?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Date:
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Tue, 2 Nov 2004 15:20:02 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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In lugnet.admin.general, Marc Nelson, Jr. wrote:
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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Your FUT cancelled (it’s way off topic for .general) and FUT reset to
admin.general
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The force-FUT power of admins was a really bad idea.
LUGNET is about posting what you want where you want (within reason).
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No, I believe that if you review the ToS you will find that it is not at all
about “posting what you want when you want”. One of the great virtues of
LUGNET, in at least this reader’s view, is the compartmentalization it
fosters.
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From the Terms of Use:
12. (do not) Stray hopelessly off-topic without moving the discussion to a more
appropriate location. (There is a fair amount of leeway here, since it is
natural for discussions to drift, and moving a discussion can sometimes be
inconvenient or difficult. If in doubt, appeal to common sense.)
There is already a mechanism for moving discussions, and it is available to
everyone - the FUT. What I object to is the unchecked power of the admins to
unilaterally change the location of someone’s post. I would have no problem with
an admin moving a post with the posters’ consent (which would take care of
anything mistakenly posted to the wrong newsgroup).
This specific case is especially objectionable because the force-FUT was used to
hide the discussion in a dark corner of LUGNET, where it will go unread by
everyone who uses the default skip-filter settings.
Marc Nelson Jr.
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| (...) It is my view (and that of other admins) that discussion of whether it is appropriate to mock someone is OFF topic for .general. Hopelessly off topic. Do you agree? If not, why not? It is my view (and that of other admins) that discussion of (...) (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Can we help?
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| (...) No, I believe that if you review the ToS you will find that it is not at all about "posting what you want when you want". One of the great virtues of LUGNET, in at least this reader's view, is the compartmentalization it fosters. (20 years ago, 2-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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