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In lugnet.admin.nntp, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
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> can.) At any rate, TLC was very quick to pull rank and serve LUGNET
> with a legal order that the information be purged from the LUGNET
> servers. There was no friendliness about this. It was an order that
> had to be obeyed to avoid the legal consequences. It forced Todd
> to do what I believe was a first for LUGNET: censor messages. This
> all occurred against the backdrop of some promising and friendly
> exchanges between LEGO Direct and LUGNETers.
Just a couple of nits to pick: One, TLC can't "pull rank," although I'm
sure that's not literally what you meant. Two, editorial control was not
exercised, so "censor" isn't really accurate.
--Todd
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| Oh, Todd, don't get into THAT argument again ;-) You deleted articles. That's censorship to any sane individual. You were right in doing so, but quit trying to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - it will still be a pig's appendage to anyone with (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) Yeah, I wasn't really happy with either of those two phrases. For "pull rank" I just meant that TLC will not hesitate to execute actions required for their business, and depending on how they do that, it can be pretty unpleasant for the rest (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| (...) I second that! And add Suzanne's name there too! :] (...) Yes Mark, they do have "some real power". I'd rather not drag this major incident up, but I feel it is relevant---some may have forgotten it, and others may have never heard about it: A (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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