Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 02:20:10 03/24/01
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On March 23, 2001 at 09:15:26, Michael Cummings wrote: >On March 23, 2001 at 09:06:56, Hermano Ecuadoriano wrote: > >>On March 23, 2001 at 08:46:20, stuart taylor wrote: >> >>>On March 23, 2001 at 08:39:56, Michael Cummings wrote: >>> >>>>On March 23, 2001 at 08:33:39, Uri Blass wrote: >>>> >>>>>On March 23, 2001 at 07:47:07, Roy Beam wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On March 23, 2001 at 01:01:51, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On March 22, 2001 at 17:16:17, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Just a thought -- >>>>>>>>Don't buy stuff from people you don't know over the internet unless you have >>>>>>>>some powerful verification system (e.g. E-Bay seems to have some sort of >>>>>>>>tracking mechanism, but even then I personally would not make E-Bay transactions >>>>>>>>[being a real worry-wort]). >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I'm an eBay seller. I've shipped about two thousand packages to over a thousand >>>>>>>different people. Every package has gotten where it was supposed to go, and >>>>>>>I've had zero people ask to return merchandise. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I've also bought stuff from several hundred people. I buy stuff that is very >>>>>>>dependent upon accurate seller description. I've dealt with a few dick-heads, >>>>>>>but I've only had one guy try outright to steal my money. Coindidentally, thi >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't think the use of words like Dick Head is appropriape for this forum do >>>>>>you? Where are the moderators when you need them?? >>>>> >>>>>I do not know. >>>>>I do not understand the meaning of the word dick-heads and I usually do not look >>>>>at the dictionary unless I need to know the meaning of the word in order to >>>>>understand the post and it is not the case here. >>>>> >>>>>I understood from the context that it is something like bad guys. >>>>> >>>>>The only reason to delete this post is the fact that it is off topic post but it >>>>>is not the first off topic post in the dscussion. >>>>> >>>>>If I am elected to be a moderator then I am going to delete off topic >>>>>discussions like it unless the other moderators disagree about the idea not to >>>>>let off topic discussions in this computer chess club. >>>>> >>>>>People who want to discuss off topic subjects with members of this club should >>>>>start the discussion by posting also a link to another forum and the discussion >>>>>can be continued in another forum(Mogens forum is a possible option). >>>>> >>>>>Uri >>>> >>>>This is too much hassle to do what you are saying, a few threads in here >>>>off-topic is fine, as long as it does not start a load of threads. >>>> >>>>You will find that the other moderators will say to you, just let it go. Strick >>>>moderation policy will just cause more hassles, and you will start many, lets >>>>attack the moderators party, like we have had in the past. >>> >>>If it goes down well with people, then it's good. But if not, it must be >>>modified quickly. You should not be too rigid, but only efficient and wise. >>>S.Taylor >> >>Let's have a thread about moderation policy. >>My contribution: I think it is off-topic. It is the business of the >>moderators and of whoever is running the forum. I think it is best >>discussed between them by email. Their policies can be posted at election >>time, and remain posted between elections. >>Those wishing to complain should do so by email, because it is NOT >>"computer chess". >> >>Again, what is MY defense? Well, I guess I am no more defective than >>all of the other self-appointed moderators, and officially elected >>moderators, who can't understand, or don't agree, that it is off-topic. >> >>I would be pleased if someone would support my opinion that this is >>off-topic. > > >Look, yes it is off-topic, but off topic in a good way, they are trying to help >out a fellow CCC member in raising money for something bad that happened to him. >And it easy to post here and help achieve that goal. > >The original post is fine, it is the person that complain about a rude word >being used in a harmless context and the following debates about using this word >and now this, that is making this thread more stupid. I am adding to this >problem and you will be when you will no doubt reply to this thread and others. > >Like many things you are adding to what you are trying to fight against. Thus >you are causing what you do not want. An endless circle isn't it !!!!! OOOH my god do we have too much free time on our hands :-) Jonas"idontreadoffencivepostsiignorethem"Bylund
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