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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