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Re: Public comments of sets in database
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lugnet.admin.suggestions
Date: 
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 16:13:48 GMT
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Personal opinion follows

In lugnet.admin.suggestions, David Eaton wrote:

> 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
> - members writing their own profile
> - members writing their own Lugnet FTX webpages
> - set guide admins putting in comments into sets
> - admins (maybe someday) putting info into the main page (or other common areas)

Seems a good list to me.

> Back before Lugnet had members or so much web-functionality (or spread out
> administration), the primary area of concern was the discussion groups. But
> really, I'd put my money on having that "code of ethics" apply to all publically
> viewable data transmitted to Lugnet.

Nod. you COULD argue the ToS aleady addresses this in that it talks about all
submitted data, but on the other hand a lot of stuff in there applies to
"Discussion Groups" and that ought to be, long term, broadened.

> (IE, it's not a TOU violation to send a
> vulgar email to a Lugnet email address, or put up a vulgar comment in your
> privately viewable comment area)

these counter examples are spot on and illustrate nicely what's meant. Thanks
for thinking about this!



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(...) 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 - (...) (22 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.suggestions)

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