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Subject: 
Re: It is time to ban JAL.
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 16:18:17 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Eric Joslin writes:
In lugnet.admin.general, Joel Kuester writes:

If you observe this flagrant breaking of the TOS:

http://news.lugnet.com/people/?n=2508

you will see he has no reguard for the Lugnet community or the wishes of the
administration to keep profanity off the boards.

Many people have violated this particular ToS and not been banned.

In the past, folks who have posted obscenities (and been called on it,
frequently they aren't) have simply been made to understand that NO posting of
profanities is allowed, even as an "example", and asked to promise not to do
it again.

Just a note here - Frequently, mild obscenity is let slide by because
whenever someone calls the abuser on it, it pretty much invariably turns
into a huge fight.  Slippery slope?  Yup.  Ethically lax of me (and others)
to let it slide?  You betcha.  Worth the fight? Nope.

However, there is a distinct difference in degree between saying "that's a
dumb --- thing to do" and what Jesse posted.


James



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  Re: It is time to ban JAL.
 
(...) No, there isn't. Both have exactly the same effect- obsceneties in a Lugnet post, violating the ToS. Like I said, I understand that (and understand why) Jessie is unpopular, but banning him from Lugnet for something that other people have done (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: It is time to ban JAL.
 
(...) Many people have violated this particular ToS and not been banned. In the past, folks who have posted obscenities (and been called on it, frequently they aren't) have simply been made to understand that NO posting of profanities is allowed, (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general)

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