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In lugnet.lego.direct, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Kevin Loch writes:
> > Do you really have a legal obligation not to delete posts without a formal
> > legal request?
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> I believe that it's wiser and safer to require specific documentation and
> only to delete based on requests by original poster or someone whose rights
> are being demonstratably violated -- never to delete on whim. I don't want
> ever to open that door.
We may have to agree to disagree on this but there is no difference in kind
between "deleting on whim" (which I agree you should not do) and "enforcing
the T&Cs" (which I think most of us strongly WANT you to do) from a legal
sense. In my somewhat informed opinion. There's a difference in degree but not
in kind. If you think that you're protecting yourself by saying you're not
exercising editorial control, go ahead and think that, but it's a tissue, not
a protection.
(You can make the argument that the T&Cs are "whim" in a sense. It's a
community driven whim to a certain extent, but they are still arbitrary to a
certain extent as well)
To reiterate: You do exercise editorial control here, please keep doing so.
> > I would only call to confirm if you *disagree* with the request, and
> > want to see if they *really* mean it. OTOH, if you think it shouldn't
> > be on Lugnet and you don't hear from TLC, why not nuke it anyway?
>
> A phone call lays to rest any possibility of e-mail having been forged.
> Although SMTP message headers can say a lot about a message's origin, there's
> nothing like talking to a real person to confirm something. At the very
> least, it's an additional step in which to gather information which would be
> helpful to the community, even if the request is not disagreed with.
Seems prudent.
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| (...) I absolutely and vehemently disagree with the assertion that editorial control is being or has ever been exerted. Perhaps we are working from different definitions of the term...? My working definition of "editorial control" is to edit or (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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| (...) Because, all things being equal, I think it's morally wrong to delete things, unless required to do so. It can also open you up to legal issues. (...) I believe that it's wiser and safer to require specific documentation and only to delete (...) (24 years ago, 9-Aug-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.general)
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