Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 14:03:54 07/23/99
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Sorry. Your comments, although detailed, helped me find out only two things: that I had misspelled 'immolation' and that you did the same with 'asterisk'. Regarding the Charter, I was not able to see what 'within reason' should mean -- whose reason should be the reason the Charter talks about? The reason of one moderator (his voting body), or the reason of the other two moderators (another two thirds of the electorate)? Because, you see, there were three different moderation policies represented by three moderators, and these should not, and, in my opinion, cannot be narrowed down to only one moderator and his (her) views on what is *within reason*. Which is exactly what happened here. Djordje On July 23, 1999 at 12:50:48, KarinsDad wrote: >On July 23, 1999 at 12:27:27, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >>If you only took a look at what I wrote you'd be able to read that I defended >>Fernando on the basis of what had been said and written and *only later* added >>my words of gratitude, in a separate paragraph. > >Fair enough. I read your message differently, but that happens. > >> >>However, if you are asking me if I like Fernando as a person, I am saying yes. >>It is a commonplace in any kind of serious discussion to acknowledge the >>existence of prior biasedness, as both I and you have revealed in our postings. >>As you are referring to the charter, please be so kind as to inform me which >>article of the charter was *unambiguously* violated. > >Certainly. I have copied the entire charter and segregated out with astericks >the appropriate sections and with double astericks for the really appropriate >ones. My comments on it are at the end of the message. > > >The Computer-Chess Club is a free service that has been set up by a group of >individuals who became concerned with the persistent breaches of netiquette >occurring on the newsgroup, rec.games.chess.computer, namely a very high level >of off-topic posts and a very high level of personal insults and abuse. >It was felt that a group where a full range of computer chess ideas could be >discussed, and, if necessary attacked, without also making personal attacks on >the deliverer of the ideas, would be productive, and might well encourage >various well-known figures who were no longer posting in >rec.games.chess.computer to return to the arena of discussion without fear of >insult or abuse. > >Thus, the Computer-Chess Club is a moderated message board which is open to the >general public (known as "members"). > >** >Its purpose is to allow the members to disseminate and exchange information as >it pertains to computer chess without the distractions of personal attacks and >off-topic posts. >** > >Once a member gains access to the message board, he may read all messages and >post new or response messages with the proviso that these new or response >messages: > >** >Are, within reason, on the topic of computer chess >** > >* >Are not abusive in nature >* > >Do not contain personal and/or libelous attacks on others >Are not flagrant commercial exhortations >Are not of questionable legal status. > >* >A panel of moderators has the power to erase specific messages that violate the >spirit of the charter of the Computer-Chess Club, and to take, if necessary, >suitable sanctions against offenders. >* > >Members of the Computer-Chess Club are solely responsible for their own posts on >the CCC Message Board. The only recourse members have against any legally >dubious or abusive material is to ask and assist the moderators in identifying >any such material so that it may be removed swiftly. > >The posts on the Computer-Chess Club message board do not necessarily agree (nor >disagree) with the opinions of Your Move Chess & Games, I.C.D. Corporation, or >Computer Chess Reports, and these companies do not control, and have no say in, >what is posted or how it is posted. Nor do any of these organizations have any >say or control over decisions made by the moderators. > >* >By filling out and submitting the sign-up form, you are agreeing to abide by all >of the conditions set forth above, and you are waiving any and all rights of >litigation against those organizations listed above or the moderators of the CCC >message board for any messages that may appear within or for taking any sanction >against any member. >* > >** >You are further agreeing to abide by the decision of the moderators should a >post of yours be deleted and/or if you should lose your membership privileges >after due consideration of the moderators. You also will be agreeing that the >decision of the moderators is final. >** > >If you agree to all of the terms set forth above, please fill out the sign-up >form on the next page. Upon acceptance of your application a password will be >sent to you by return e-mail. Normally this procedure will take no more than a >few seconds. > >Thank you and we look forward to your contributions > >Computer-Chess Club. > > >1) The joke discussed various positions of sexual intercourse. Nobody in their >right mind can consider that to be on topic. Some people may consider it to be >non-abusive, others may not. > >2) We all agreed when we signed up to the statement that the moderators decision >is final. Bruce thought it should be deleted. I thought it should be deleted. 2 >out of 3 is enough for a final decision. 3 out of 3 is absurd. Reposting the >message in Spanish is an obvious violation of the agreement that the decision >should be final. > >Do you contend that the charter was NOT violated? > >KarinsDad :)
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