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  Re: Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
(...) Good point. But before we can say "No Social Engineering Allowed", we have define what it is. Could it be argued that the rules of LUGNET themselves are social engineering? Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
(...) We might be able to define it by its aim, but we can only evaluate it in terms of outcome. The recent episode may have been a noble attempt to shame us into some sort of community restructuring, but in reality Matt's posts came off as childish (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
(...) I think "Social Engineering" can mean many things. You can really only define it by its aim. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Friendliest site on the Internet
 
(...) I think it's adequate simply to call it a game, without any implication of loftier motives. Otherwise, I would suggest (to recycle a phrase used elsewhere) treemarking. (...) Goodness! That takes me back--I had just started on RTL when that (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
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  Re: Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
I think Todd got "played". (And I recently said I didn't think Todd was easy to fool) Social Engineering my foot. If that was what MM was up to, it has no place here. But I don't think it was, I think it was just another layer of deception. This guy (...) (24 years ago, 24-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?)
 
(...) *snipped some good stuff* (...) at (...) bit (...) his (...) absolutely (...) his (...) sociology. A vampire playing with Lego, thats a new one. That proves what a great product Lego really is... The "Malkavians" are everywhere and are famous (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?)
 
(...) I don't know what else to call it. Any suggestions? (...) I really only "got" what he was trying to do after he explained it carefully. I played into his trap. Any others that come to mind? BTW, I can see that you get it. Say, do you remember (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: A little self examination?
 
(...) Sorry, I just left off the winkey. ;) It takes a compartmentalized dork to argue about the right place to celebrate compartmentalized dork-dom. :) Steve (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
(...) Of course it's your call, but I don't think it's really necessary to put something like that into TOS. Current TOS is already forbids many things involved with this recent "social engineering" issue as you called. It doesn't matter too much (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
(...) <OBDisclaimer: I am not a professional sociologist, nor do I make any pretensions of actual knowledge in the field.> Social Engineering can be applied to a much broader spectrum of science and psuedo-science than MM is using it for. Not all SE (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
(...) Actually, that's something I considered when speaking to Matthew offline. I think my conclusion on the issue is that Matthew's approach (I.E. causing disruptions, etc) is a very fast, effective way of doing it. However, it causes unfortunate (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?)
 
(...) I recognize that you're just the messenger, rather than the purveyor of this mindset, but such "social engineering" as Matt describes it is also known as sociopathy. The fact that it can be couched in politically correct rhetoric doesn't (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?)
 
(...) (Just rereading what I wrote...) I didn't mean that to sound like everyone should have known this (what I snipped) and that Paul was wrong in what he wrote back to Larry. I just wanted to add some facts in an appropriate place to comment. No (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Social Engineering (was: Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?))
 
(...) I have a question (for anyone) about the phrase "Social Engineering." In your experience, does the phrase automaticaly imply causing disruptions, flamewars, etc. or can SE be done in quiet, civil ways? If the ToS for the discussion groups were (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?)
 
(...) I must say I can't think of a place, either on or off line, where that kind of "social engineering" WOULD sit well. He must be quite used to being run out of groups on a rail... Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (URL) Park: Limited (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: The Friendliest Site On The Internet. (Was Re: A little self examination?)
 
(...) Lemme interject something here. :-) Matthew didn't make any mistakes -- at least not in the usual social faux-pas sense. I've been speaking a little bit with him offline in email since Saturday and he considers himself a "Social Engineer" (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
 
(...) The truly frightening thing is that the "Northern Ireland Problem" has been going on since at least Elizabethan times (ie more than 400 years). Will the "Israeli/Palestine problem" continue for as long? Kevin ---...--- Personal Lego Web page: (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
 
(...) equally? (...) Sorry, I think faster than I think at times What _is_ the answer then. If they are not willing to treat all claims equally? (...) Those guys have guns too - don't doubt it. They usually come round and shoot fathers in their beds (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: When is a website "independent" and when is it "part of"?
 
(...) I can't help but doubt that... otherwise, I truely believe there would have been progress in the peace process... (...) rephrase, please? I couldn't parse that last sentance... (...) I'll believe that when I'll see it. I doubt that he actually (...) (24 years ago, 23-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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