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Subject: 
Re: suspended Bricklink shops
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Mon, 23 Aug 2004 21:27:51 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason Spears wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Jason Spears wrote:
Just because BrickLink has the right to pull Lar's membership, doesn't mean
BrickLink should. It's my opinion that Admin shouldn't have handled this
situation this way and I'm letting him know that I think he should have
handled it better. And that he still could change what has been done.

IMO BrickLink *should* pull the membership of any member who, in BrickLink's
opinion, violates the TOS, and any second-chances or probationary periods
are entirely up to BrickLink.  People who enter into contracts of membership
explicitly authorize BrickLink to revoke membership, and thereby the member
voids any questions of "should."

In your view, why "should" BrickLink not have done so in this case?

Because it's bad for the stability of Bricklink to revoke membership over
minor violations of the TOS. To clarify "minor"; in this case, when the
violation of the TOS could be a matter of interpretation.


But see, you are still acting like it was this ONE event that got him banned. It
was not - I thought you understood this. Dan very clearly said that there were
problems in his past that factored into it. So he was not banned for this one
(in your opinion) minor violation, but this one was the one that pushed him too
far in the eyes of Dan.

Also I think it is worth pointing out, that I feel there is a distinct
difference between what Bricklink has the right to do and what Bricklink
should do. According to the TOS, Bricklink has the right to revoke membership
of everyone with an odd number of letters in their name. But Bricklink
[shouldn't] do that.

On the flip side - I think BL would be unstable if what BL saw as problem
members were allowed to stay after they have proven themself (in the eyes of BL)
to be problem members.

Its just like pulling weed from the garden.

Mark P
LoB



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  Re: suspended Bricklink shops
 
(...) Because it's bad for the stability of Bricklink to revoke membership over minor violations of the TOS. To clarify "minor"; in this case, when the violation of the TOS could be a matter of interpretation. Also I think it is worth pointing out, (...) (20 years ago, 23-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)

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