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Subject: Re: An important message to CCC members....

Author: Lance Perkins

Date: 11:12:54 08/24/04

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Good points.

On August 24, 2004 at 14:09:16, Tom Likens wrote:

>On August 24, 2004 at 13:53:52, Lance Perkins wrote:
>
>>>
>>>perhaps a combination of a fee  for the CCC with the elimination of the CTF
>>>would make the required membership fee smaller?
>>>the CTF has nothing to do with chess and basically (in my opinion) is a sounding
>>>board for rascist,anti-semetic , neo-nazi, anti-US ranting's  and ravings.
>>>while there are a handful of members that do make an attempt to post intelligent
>>>,well reasoned messages,sadly,by far and away they are the exception rather then
>>>the rule
>>>
>>
>>CCC is not immune to racial posts either. I just had one thrown at me the other
>>day. I hope one does not have to spend just to get blasted for where he lives or
>>for the color of his hair or skin.
>
>Interestingly, deleting CTF *may* increase, at least temporarily, the number
>of "rants" here in CCC as some of the people who frequent CTF move over.
>My guess, is that things will settle down after some unspecified adjustment
>period.  If not, then the more radical posters can be warned and then banned.
>Trying to sneak back in using an alias will be a more expensive, and hence
>less likely occurence.  Long term, I think the requirement to pay for CCC
>will actually raise the standard of the posts, since only people really
>interested in the hobby would likely pay.
>
>regards,
>--tom



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