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Subject: Re: deadking ..the final word

Author: Roger D Davis

Date: 23:37:45 09/08/03

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On September 08, 2003 at 20:40:07, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:

>I have followed the discussion, and I have no particularly relevant opinion
>about programs like this deadking.
>
>But from the discussion I can conclude that the legal status of such a program
>is unclear. As a result you changed your opinion to "Let's ban these subjects
>because most people here don't like these kind of subjects". This has nothing to
>do with violating the charter, but with catering the majority (or maybe a
>minority - who knows) of posters.
>
>So from your own observation you can't conlude that it violates the charter, and
>given the many responses it's also hardly clear that these subjects are indeed
>unwanted here.
>
>Suddenly you leave the discussion, make a new top post and state that the
>subject is violating the charter.
>
>You may understand that although I have no thoughts about deadking, I _do_ have
>some thoughts about your way of handling this.
>
>Your claim of upholding the charter simply doesn't cause the subject to violate
>the charter.
>
>
>J.


Jeroen,

You said, "from the discussion I can conclude that the legal status of such a
program is unclear." In other words, it's questionnable...which is the wording
of #5 of the charter... That means you have to support the moderator.

Roger



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