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Re: Public comments of sets in database
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Sun, 23 Jan 2005 00:15:19 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.suggestions, David Gregory wrote:
   Is it possible for LUGNET administrators to cancel or edit vulgar comments that people write in the field that is publicly viewable in the set database? The reason I ask is this: http://guide.lugnet.com/set/mdata.cgi?q=45021

Some guy’s description of the price for that set in France just makes you sick.

Eww, ya, that’s gross. To answer your question -- Is it technically possible? Yes. Is it obligatory? No. Is it warranted? That’s a very good question -- and a tough one.

Obviously, this doesn’t actually answer your question, however.

Personally, I don’t find it offensive to me, since I am one of the biggest potty-mouths that I know, but I agree with you that it is vulgar and I would add profane, and certainly agree that some people (perhaps many) may find it offensive.

Since this is uncharted (or virutally uncharted) territory here (since this is in the set database comments rather than in a discussion group), it’s not clear what, if any, administrative action to take, nor what the outcome of such action might be. I’m not saying that nothing should be done, I’m just saying this is a new gray area (to my knowledge).

Have you contacted Vincent (the author of the comment that you find offensive) and let him know that you feel it is vulgar and asked him if would please consider editing it to remove the vulgarity? If no, do you think that’s something you might feel comfortable doing?

--Todd



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  Re: Public comments of sets in database
 
(...) It would seem to me that it's no different than a message post---the same "guidelines" should apply. I think whether it's a post, a database entry, a member page, an FTX page, whatever, if the domain name says lugnet.com, the same standard of (...) (20 years ago, 23-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)
  Re: Public comments of sets in database
 
(...) I would expect that the TOU should be changed from describing behavior in discussion groups to simply behavior on Lugnet. Theoretically, in addition to the set database, you've got: - curators putting data on the newsgroup front pages - (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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Is it possible for LUGNET administrators to cancel or edit vulgar comments that people write in the field that is publicly viewable in the set database? The reason I ask is this: (URL) guy's description of the price for that set in France just makes (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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