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Re: Terms and Conditions Question
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lugnet.admin.general
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Tue, 4 May 1999 21:29:38 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote:
> I would say that most (if not all) racist and sexist comments are
> obscene, and maybe some of those other words as well. Dunno about
> homophobic stuff - I've never been afraid of men.
I can't believe you fell for that! I hope that was sarcastic but I
can't tell - homophobic - hating + despising anything homosexual.
I don't think that the terms and conditions cover homophobic posts.
A statement in an off-topic group LIKE "I think that all homosexuals are
ill and can be cured by specialist treatment" is not obscene,
pornographic, etc.
--
Carbon 60
ICQ # 5643170
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) no, but it could be considered defamatory. Also, another portion of that clause covers it quite nicely: "...including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Mmmmmmm.... dunno that I "fell" for anything. I'm pretty sure I understood what the poster meant. I'm not sure I was going for sarcasm, exactly. More like light humor for me. I've never fully understood or accepted the popular meaning of the (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) No, that statement is simply inane, uneducated and illogical. IMO, most Lugnet users would simply, ignor it as such or explain why the statemnt was illogical. Unfortunately its the kind of statement that runs rampant through rec.sport.boxing - (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) I would say that most (if not all) racist and sexist comments are obscene, and maybe some of those other words as well. Dunno about homophobic stuff - I've never been afraid of men. (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
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