Author: José Carlos
Date: 11:29:32 10/11/02
I'm sorry to bring this up, but I really need clarification, and I guess others might as well, hence I post it here instead of asking the moderators by email. From the charter: *** 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: 1 Are, within reason, on the topic of computer chess 2 Are not abusive in nature 3 Do not contain personal and/or libelous attacks on others 4 Are not flagrant commercial exhortations 5 Are not of questionable legal status. *** I almost everyday see posts that, in my eyes, contradict points 1,2 and 3. I won't use personal names here. I just want clarification on what is "abusive", what is a "personal attack" and when off-topic is acceptable. I read direct insults like "idiotic". I read more sutile insults expressed in the context of the sentences, like using the terms "unethical" or "criminal" in fuzzy paragraphs. I read things like "you are..." or "you don't know shit about...". I read sutile ways of saying "you have no idea" or "you can't think", included in long and non clear sentences. I've fallen into these things a couple of times. And nothing has happened. I guess it has to be a repetitive behaviour to deserve a reaction from the moderation team. However, I see this repetitive behaviour all the time, and still nothing happens. My questions: how should a post look like to be against the charter? What should be the moderator's reaction to that? Thanks in advance, José C.
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