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(...) Um, why? That is, why forward this particular post rather than making a statement along the lines of "hey general readers, there's a discussion that you ought to read and it starts here [cite to head of tree]" ?? Should everyone forward posts (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jan-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) <snip> (...) One reason someone may want to post about BB sales would be if they are having a set time frame sale or maybe free shipping for a short period of time only. That would not show up in the wanted emails or the search. Julie (23 years ago, 5-Jan-02, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Which then determines whether people actually read the group (and thus whether it merits existence). After all, I can think of no Earthly reason why anyone would want to read BrickBay sales info (since Dan has done a great job with the search (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Just what posts belong in .brickshops has been discussed before with no official conclusion: (URL) way I, and some others, interpret the charter of .brickshops is that it is for discusion of brickshops (*mentioned* in the charter) and not for (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) 1. I set follow-ups to admin.general: (URL) Tamara replies to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general: (URL) I replied to Tamara's post without noticing the FUT & I apologise: (URL) James gives me a (...) (23 years ago, 18-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Hmm, me thinks (URL) needs to be updated. Someone using NNTP would not easily be able to find this. This raises an interesting question, how do we keep apprised of changes in the TOS? How does someone coming in fresh find all the TOS (they get (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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See the following posts (URL) under the main header. Rose "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3C1E05A4.970C6D...ing.com... (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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Hmm.. this is interesting. Are you saying that you did not write this: "Ban him. Scott A FUT lugent.admin.general x-posted to .general, as this is an issue which concerns us all... or at least is should." (...) Personally, I think Scott should be (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Actually I've got a question about that. Is it really against the TOS for these types of requests? I know folks have often asked here for people willing to buy this or that which is on limited distribution. No on the other hand, if you have no (...) (23 years ago, 17-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology.
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(...) Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) If you mean this: (URL) don't think you have apologised. (...) You would have no right to do that if that situation did arise. Further, where in the ToU does it say its OK make threats here? What is one to think of you? Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Ignore who is involved. A member has broken the rules. He is threatening to do the same again. Either he should be removed, or the rules should be changed. (...) I can't agree with you. Take a look at who continually tries, and often succeeds, (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Larry, by your own measure, you are a bare faced liar. Calling me a "liar" without being willing to justify it in any way does nothing but emphasis that point. You are deluded. You need help. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 26-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Possibly. It's a very grey area. (OBDisclaimer: I'm only really arguing this to refine my understanding of what the ToU might mean in a fairly grey area.) (...) It is unreasonable to hold Lugnet's ToU to any authority beyond Lugnet, so the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I believe you are incorrect. First, if it's against the spirit of the ToU for a spammer to harvest email addresses against the will of the participants, it's against the spirit of the ToU for an UNspammer to harvest a single email address (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I refuse to support the banning of one member of Lugnet over a dispute with another member of Lugnet unless both parties are banned together. So I think you should be more careful of the things you are seeking to achieve because you will end (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Actually, I think you're both wrong. I just reveiwed the terms of use, and there is nothing in there about e-mail addresses, except the requirement to have a valid one in your posting ID. So if you still feel that Larry violated your privacy, (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Dave sums it up: (URL) did what he did *knowing* it breaks the ToU here. He did what he did *knowing* it was a violation of my privacy rights. He did what he did in his usual belligerent manner: ==+== See, I march to my own metronome, and the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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My My, someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning.... I normally stay out of debate, I don't need anymore crap in my life, though you brought this into the public forum where I do read, and of course, I had to go back and look at the (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) Something needs to be done. All of our e-mails are displayed here based on trust. If members here feel they have the right to abuse that trust, what sort of place will this become? This person has taken my details from this forum, and used (...) (23 years ago, 24-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Unsubscribe from the LP newsletter
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(...) Arguably it is not. I don't think it's in the letter but it violates the spirit as it's a misuse of an email address. I apologised on forum and I will apologise again here. What I did was wrong, never mind that my motive was to be helpful, and (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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I wonder if Todd &/or Suz intend that members should use the e-mail addresses of posters in this way? I expect not. Is it even within the TofU? Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 23-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) We tend to post notices of retail sales in .loc.au, with trading / auctions/ etc going in .org.au (where the charter specifically allows it). (...) I agree. The theme groups should be for discussing things other than trading etc. However the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I know that the .loc.au crowd enjoys having sale announcements in .loc.au and .org.au (the latter, especially, IIRC), so maybe a blanket restriction from the theme groups (including .general) would be called for. I honestly don't find b-s-t or (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Wanted of Harry Potter (Clueless!)
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(...) Offhand. . .exactly two years, (URL) with perhaps increasing resolution over time. And I agree that a clarification of the TOS[1] would still be a good thing. TWS Garrison [1] Personally, I'd prefer a change to ban on all (...) (23 years ago, 10-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Could someone please point out the item in the TOS which prohibits non-auction buy/sell/trade posts out of non-market groups? As far as I'm concerned, currently, such posts are allowed. Todd had posted many times that such is allowed, though (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.harrypotter, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I'm assuming she was pleased to hear of LEGO in a rather odd place and pleased to hear that Joseph can participate. (as are many of us I am sure (1) ) I suspect she overlooked the para you cited rather than endorsed it per se. I think your (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) wrto market posting had been discussed to death, but I don't remember seeing them change. I do think this is a good idea, just want to make sure the rules are crisp. Frank (23 years ago, 3-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: I miss the old LUGNET...
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Ok, Larry you raise good points and I will keep them in mind for the future. I hope to be respectful to other groups and I will abide by the TOS in the future. Thank you for being straight up with me. I can always trust you to see it as it really (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Perhaps whoever the curator for lugnet.newbie is could go through some of the posts there and put together a faq on the topic. General netiquette is a starting point but Things Are Different Here(tm), at least a little bit. (...) I don't think (...) (23 years ago, 2-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: ------( Terms of use for lugnet.com )------
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(...) First of all, since you have posting right here in Lugnet, you already declared that you agreed on this TOS before, and of course you supposed to read it before accepting. If this is not the case, its certainly your own problem. (...) I (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | A note to jesse long, amongst others
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dude, ive never heard of you before.. im a castlehead and rarely leave that newsgroup, but for somereason i found this message line today and have read it all. here are some thoughts ive had, hopefully they'll help somewhat. 1) 'netiquette' is not (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Todd, can you please deal with this
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To all who read this, The post I am refering to has foul language and the link should not be followed without you being warned. Todd, Can you please address the situation of the following post: (URL) I feel extremly excessive language has been used (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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(...) Perfectly agreed. -Shiri (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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In lugnet.admin.terms, Tim Courtney writes: I'll end my discussion of this by saying I agree (...) Here here. Jake -- Jake McKee AFOL LUGNET Member #211 (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Consider this the help you claim you need.... 1. Go to (URL) and read. 2. Click on "New User" at the bottom of the page 3. When you click "New User", you will be taken to (URL) This page offers a numbers of things, including: - Complete (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) No idea if it's true or not, but in one thread or another I believe Jesse said that he posts from a library computer via the web interface, where nothing can be installed... I haven't followed closely enough to know if he's subsequently (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: ------( Terms of use for lugnet.com )------
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(...) I have some problems with the rules (and apprently have possibly violated some rules without my knowledge). The first problem is, why should we respect the laws of Massachusetts? Not every person from Lugnet is from Massachusetts so we should (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: It is time to ban JAL from Lugnet.
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(...) this is the type of twisting of words that is common from JAL. This is exactly why diplomacy does not work. We have tried being nice, and he isn't stopping. (...) JAL has only argued more when we practically begged him to share his MOCs with (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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| | Re: My assesment of the JAL situation
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(...) I guess I simply picked the wrong place to say the message, whether setting an example or not but you sent the profanity as well and you should have known better as well. I also used the profanity that I used as an illustration that I do not (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | My assesment of the JAL situation
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I thought my posts on this situation were over... After cooling down a bit, responding to some email, and re-reading my correspondence with Jessie which he has chosen to make an example of me with, I'll offer these words. It is Jessie, not I, not (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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(...) You seem to want to keep the arguement going, Mladen, otherwise you would stop the arguements. Without the arguements, what would you do with your miserable life? Where do you live, anyway, Mladen? Maybe over in where you live, more children (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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"Matthew Gerber" <matthew@digitaliris.com> wrote in message news:GHLwqD.HsH@lugnet.com... (...) offensive (...) son of a (...) Lugnet. (...) response, and I (...) below... (...) <snip> I do not care what context it was in, I just had my 9 year old (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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-snipped J.A.L.'s usual BS- (...) And what creations have you shown us here on LUGNET? None. You can't install MLCAD on your computer and build your models on the computer. What are you, 20 years-old? Wow, I know young teenages who can run MLCAD on (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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(...) Why argue any more online? Does any person on Lugnet even KNOW exactly what started this arguement? I think that constructive criticism (which I have been trying to do very strongly to most people online) should be allowed on Lugnet. I believe (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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(...) DO NOT EVER put those words in my mouth. For the record, I did not say the phrase Jessie stated. I may have used profanity in my messages, but as others can attest (I will not put them on the spot like Jessie has put me on the spot) I was not (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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(...) Thank you. After just ending my email 'correspondence,' if you could call it that, with Jessie, and reading these posts, I am rather upset. For those curious, I took my conversation with Jessie to email because I did not want it to continue on (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I decided to let that slide in the context it was said...but you are correct, Tom. <snip> (...) E-mail, too, has failed...sadly. I've been privvy to some of the mail, and it hasn't worked any better than words here. But Tom, this IS a public (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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(...) My name is JESSE, Tom, not JESSIE. Jessie is from Team Rocket and I am NOT from Pokemon, Tom. I was merely showing you what Tim Courtney was saying in a post offline AND these people have used words similar to those I said AND I was proving a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Apology for Jesse Long
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**Note** I have censored Jesse's post with "@@@"'s to cover the offensive words.. In lugnet.people, Jesse Alan Long writes: <snip> (...) As well is NOT ALLOWED on Lugnet, this is uncaled fo at any response, and I am offended that you choose to have (...) (23 years ago, 5-Aug-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: A Confession and an Apology
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(...) <snipped my daughter's sitch> I got a note offline from a well known RTLer who chooses to remain publicly anonymous for privacy reasons, and therefore has chosen not to post here. This person is willing to reveal identity to administrative (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) ( AAAARGGG, I'm gonna half to have dictionary.com running non stop if this maddness doesn't cease, LOL! ) around privacy (esp. for (...) Depends on your own personal opinion... (...) Sounds like my house! (...) One way to do this would be to (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I think Matt touches on an interesting "quandary" around privacy (esp. for younger folks) First off, folks are welcome to tell me "this isn't a big deal so stop worrying". Because they may well be right!!! My daughter, who is 11, has an email (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: All your Yellow Pod fins ... everywhere?
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(...) I read it pretty closely but missed the tie in to org.michlug... can you help me find it? Thanks! That would help explain why it was appropriate to that group. In Eric's story, he points out that his use of the web is recent. So I agree with (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: All your Yellow Pod fins ... everywhere?
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(...) That's probably because people recognized that that post was appropriate for each of those newsgroups. (...) filter (...) I find it very disrepsctful to snip out Eric's very heartfelt story about how he came to find others who share his hobby (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | All your Yellow Pod fins ... everywhere?
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In lugnet.build.mecha, Eric Sophie writes: [ whatever ] Since nobody objected to the last excessive cross-post, it happened again. From the terms of use agreement... (...) many newsreader software programs ... like the web interface. The yellow pod (...) (23 years ago, 29-Jun-01, to lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) Do we need some sort of a 'freshness seal' ?? "best when posted by ccyy/mm/dd" or something? I know, I know, don't tell me. Some of my posts were already expired before I wrote them. (23 years ago, 24-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) All your LEGO are belong to us! ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 18-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Sorry Kyle, I just couldn't resist. Actually, I've been waiting to use that joke for a while. You just got to be the lucky receipient. No harm, right? Matt (23 years ago, 17-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Yeah, yeah... ;] KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (23 years ago, 17-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) Offer accepted graciously. (Almost verbatim) (URL) (23 years ago, 17-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) Oops...actual typo that! OK, lets make it: Shiri Dori, The Dutchess of Acronym, The Princess of Castle World, Protector of the LUGNET Realm, and All-Around Swell Gal © Nighty-night! (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) That's Dutchess, and you left out Castle World. g'night -Shiri (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) (Yeah, I know that... 8?) ) I think I shall dub thee: *** Shiri Dori, The Duchess of Acronym and All-Around Swell Gal © *** Matt (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I bet you know this and are just teasing Kyle, but I have to cite something in response to *one* of your posts! (URL) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) Kyle, You might want to check on your newsreader program...it seems to be holding messages you meant to post when the thread was fresh! ;?P Seriously though, Todd is working on stuff...that's as good as it can get, except for fighting the good (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) [snipped lots more] I think the problem here is that no fraud or theft has been committed (note IANAL!). The other regs you quoted implied a similar requirement. *However*, if paid membership were a requirement for posting, and the identity (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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In further addendum to my previous two posts, it has been requested that the relevant codes of law as pertain to identity theft be cited, and referenced on the Federal Trade Commission's web site. I have taken my own personal time to research and (...) (23 years ago, 26-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) Specifically, an individual who has been banned for Violations of the TOS, and who continues to post under "stolen" identities. (...) This (violating the communities rules) is excactly why this individual's posting privileges were revoked in (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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(...) I don't know what the "blatant identity thefts" were, but: Do the feds _really_ want to hear about usenet posts with spoofed IDs? Not judging by the site that you linked to. Please point out the relevant part that I missed. A little more (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Identity Theft
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As an addendum to my prior post, I have copied the relevant portions of the LUGNET TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (Version 1.0.1, 7 Mar 2000) here. Remember, these are the rules and standards that each and every individual posting to LUGNET agrees to abide (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Identity Theft
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To the LUGNET membership, I have seen two blatant cases of identity theft in LUGNET newsgroups today (2001.05.24). This is in direct violation of the sections 'Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms of Use (6)' and 'Discussion Group Terms and (...) (23 years ago, 25-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms) !!
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| | Re: Hey Todd, terms/charter type question
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(...) I have been polite about it, friendly reminder type of thing, like I said I have off two of these recently for b.s.t. My emailer doesn't support bcc (as far as I know anyways) so that's kind of hard to do directly, if you want I can either (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Hey Todd, terms/charter type question
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(...) No, as long as you're reasonably polite about it, I don't have any problem with you emailing people directly and asking if they could stop. You could also BCC me on the mail if you like. (...) If that's not something you feel comfortable (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Spam spam spam, wonderful spam... (was Re: Fwd: GASOLINE PRICES
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(...) Argh. If the ToS doesn't directly cover plain old spam, it really should, and in no uncertain terms. This is obviously a case of the sender just doing a bulk mail-out, as so fervently requested in the original message; I feel sorry for the (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Spam spam spam, wonderful spam... (was Re: Fwd: GASOLINE PRICES
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(...) <snip> (...) <snip> Interesting. I just did a scan of the ToS for "spam", and then a slightly more careful read, and while "auction spam" is expressly prohibited, just plain old spam isn't, or else I missed it. Item 12 sort of tangentially (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.robotics, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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(...) It may also have been a misreading of this statement: (...) I've got some very mixed feelings about the April Fools jokes. This has been kicked off by the current business with the supposed NGLTC highway cleanup sign. One thing I'm really (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Newsgroup structure: some tough decisions
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(...) Right... so users promise that the info they give about themselves is true, but not that information in particular posts is. Since we're coming up on April, I guess I think that's a good thing! (even though I am convinced I have "sucker" taped (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) I'm not aware of anything in the TOS/T&C[1] about this either. Alex may be thinking of the news-posting setup form[2], where there is a checkbox that says: "I swear that all the information I am submitting on this page is correct and that I am (...) (24 years ago, 25-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) I agree. In the past I have mailed posters to tell them of their "errors" - it saves all this huff and puff. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) Icky? That's a new one. Well, serves me right for trying to reply to fast. : ) How about "Is bragging offensive to some people? Yes. Does it belong on LUGNET?" Better. FUT to off.topic.fun I guess. Scott "Off to fix the webpage" S. -- Personal (...) (24 years ago, 7-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.admin.terms, lugnet.admin.general)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) Ooh, Scott's sentence structure there is icky. There's some double negatavism going on, but the phrase "does it not belong" is usually intended to mean the same is "is it true that it belongs"... (...) One thing I strongly suggest you also add (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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Todd, (...) Well, that settles that. Thank you Todd for the clarification. Scott S. (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) For the record, I did not say that bragging didn't belong here. (...) First, I have to take it face value; I'm not a mind reader. Lar has stated several times that it was a brag and not a flog. So be it. Second, flogs in theme groups are (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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I watched this with some amusement, and some amazement. First, Larry is a stand up person, whom I have met, and whose creations are worth bragging about, having seen them up close. He does brag, it is part of him, but at the same time, I think he (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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In lugnet.admin.general, Eric Joslin writes: <snip> I said what I had to say about this. I did not intend this to be a flog. It may be perceived by some as that, but it was intended as boasting, nothing more. I tried to explain in more detail why it (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) Actually, it was a mathamatics/logic expression before it was a programming one. You software nerds are the new kids on the block <grin> James (who will confess he's a hardware nerd - it's like a software nerd, but you don't have to wear a (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) != == Not equal to (form "C" el al programming languages) Software nerd (remember a nerd is just a geek with a degree) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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(...) Not equal. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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Uhh - I've been seeing that != in a couple of posts. Would some tech jargon junkie remind me what it means? -- Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde "Todd Lehman" <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message news:3aa4059f.183521...net.com... (...) was (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Defining some written consequences for transgressions of T&C
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(...) As an evolution of the idea, how about something like an "insurance points" system where transgressions earn you points, and time takes them away. I would hate to see someone who was a real jerk as a kid make it to 4th offense, and then come (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) <snip> I'm confused here, I sincerely meant my lead as a thank you to Rose, and I took your "I'll second that" as just that, an agreement and your own thanks as well. What am I missing here? Why would you think anyone would mistake what you (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) (Responding to my own post.) YIKES -- it just occurred to me that what I wrote above might be mistaken as a condemnation of what Rose did. On the contrary, I actually meant it as a _complement_ to Rose. I thanked Rose this morning via private (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Defining some written consequences for transgressions of T&C
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(...) I always found (when I did this for a living) that automatically suspending service for a non-response worked wonders. And that was for internet service in general. Waiting 24 hours for a response, then suspending service until a response came (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Defining some written consequences for transgressions of T&C
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(...) Ahh. Yes. This is for the annoying kind of stuff and the illegal really bad stuff needs that reservation...thanks. (...) I meant for that to be covered under "requiring a response of acknowledgment of receipt." I guess if someone didn't (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Defining some written consequences for transgressions of T&C
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(...) Yes, it's nice & clean. There's only thing I would recommend doing/adding: 1: stressing (somewhere) that these are 'typical' responses & general procedure, but that LUGNET reserves the right to bypass these guidelines in extreme cases. (If, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Defining some written consequences for transgressions of T&C
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One thing that the Discussion Group Terms & Conditions here lacks is any predefined list of actions to be taken if someone commits a transgression of the T&C. Here is a proposal... This is not active site policy but instead a proposal for a future (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) agreeing that it was, in addition to being a flog, a brag. IMHO. IOW, brag + flog != flog Not that that makes it any better or worse. Just clarifying what I meant. ^^Todd (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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| | Re: Flogs, flogging, floggers, brags, bragging, braggers
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(...) I suppose I wasn't totally clear in what I wrote earlier. Yes, I personally happen to feel that what (not ++, that's not part of his name)Lar wrote was a flog (IMHO), but I also added that I thought it was more brag than flog. To make an (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.admin.terms)
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