Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 08:18:58 05/31/98
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On May 31, 1998 at 08:01:58, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >On May 31, 1998 at 03:56:33, Don Dailey wrote: > >>On May 30, 1998 at 17:30:41, Enrique Irazoqui wrote: >> >>>On May 30, 1998 at 15:18:29, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>what probably happened is our resident 12-year-old Sean visited Ed's >>>>web site, and signed up, and forgot about it. As usual, he likes to >>>>make >>>>wild claims with no basis in fact. IE the first outcry from him was >>>>that >>>>his post had been deleted... when in fact, it was simple operator >>>>ignorance >>>>on his part as to how messages are grouped. No retraction from him, of >>>>course. >>>> >>>>My inclination would be to delete this entire thread, as it does not >>>>belong >>>>here... >>> >>>Agreed. Tim, please? >>> >>>Enrique >> >> >>Sorry to disagree, but I believe the thread is ok and (sort of) >>does belong here. The email was strong but sincere I believe. >>If it starts getting "hateful" and nasty by all means delete it! >>The guy was just expressing his feelings and opinions on a computer >>chess related issue. We've certainly tolerated a lot worse in >>my opinion. >> >>I don't agree with his sentiment though. I got the email from >>Ed and was not upset in the least. He has a right to advertise. >>Even if Ed picked names from CCC (which is possible for anyone to do) >>I would not fault him for this. The names are available and the >>subject was computer chess. But as it is, he did not even get the >>names this way. > >I don't see it as a problem of being or not on topic, but as a direct >personal attack. As such I don't think it should be accepted in CCC, and >even less when it is not the first time the same person comes with this >sort of posts. Avoiding personal attacks was our first priority when we >created CCC. > >Enrique While I agree with you that it is a personal attack, I think that the complaint must come from the person attacked before moderation is considered. Since Ed has chosen to answer him politely, I believe the message should stand, as Sean's intended result has been turned on him, and Ed looks better due to his politeness in responding to such a provocation. If Sean continues to post antagonistic posts for the apparent sole purpose of crowing about it in rgcc, then other action might be considered, but for now, I don't believe the message should be deleted. kp
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