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Re: I resign from the LPRV committee
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Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:58:50 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:


I'm not going to reply in detail (although there is stuff I agree with and stuff
I disagree with...) Instead, I'm going to ask you how *you* would handle a
particular post, as an exercise.

http://news.lugnet.com/market/auction/?n=10625

Here's a post that flogs. There is nothing in that post about creations, just a
link to an auction. The author tries to justify it by citing someone else's post
(which also was a link to an auction, and which got a warning, which wasn't
received well at all), sort of a "He did it so I can too".

If you read the ToU, you can tell that Todd felt very very strongly about
"auction spam", that posts that are purely flogging of an auction in a non
market (and non local) group are not a good thing at all. I'd argue that this
particular post is a pretty clear cut violation of the ToU as written, wouldn't
you agree? (see discussion group point 11)

Would you do nothing? Would you warn offline? Would you warn online? would you
give a timeout? If so, what would you say (or not say, if your answer is do
nothing) and why?

I'll tell you what the admins did (and why I think they did what they did),
after you answer. I think this will be a great exercise, because I agree with
most of what you say, I just want to see how you'd apply it, and here's an
example where there's little ambiguity about wiether the post is outside the
scope of what the LUGNET Owners wanted to have posted and where.

My contention is that it is easy to say (heck, I've said it) use a light touch,
but hard to apply.


Yes Larry it is EASY!

I KNOW what ~I~ would do.

walk away!

ignore it.

IF this is what you did, then good for you.  if not...... (shrug)  more
of the same-ol' same-ol' i guess.

The ToU and its enfocement should be more about the "spirit" then the
hard and fast rule set.

Chris

now if you'll excuse me, i have a video lego train car to finish.
(whats a bogie?)  (wink)



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(...) OK, to clarify, in your opinion, are you saying this particular clause of the ToU should not be enforced at all? Or just not in this particular case with respect to this particular post? If not at all, why not? It's really a hot button with (...) (19 years ago, 23-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.general)

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(...) I'm not going to reply in detail (although there is stuff I agree with and stuff I disagree with...) Instead, I'm going to ask you how *you* would handle a particular post, as an exercise. (URL) a post that flogs. There is nothing in that post (...) (19 years ago, 23-Apr-05, to lugnet.admin.general)

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