Author: Günther Simon
Date: 04:01:05 12/25/04
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On December 25, 2004 at 06:04:17, Reinhard Scharnagl wrote: >On December 25, 2004 at 05:50:09, F. Huber wrote: > >>On December 25, 2004 at 05:40:02, Reinhard Scharnagl wrote: >> >>>Uri, >>> >>>I have tried to get more information on that asking in the Arena support forum. >>>But I did not get additional information. For me the situation seems to look >>>like following: the Arena team would not like that there would exist download >>>possibilities for Arena which would be beside of their control. The Winboard >>>forum obviously does not like to filter such links from its postings. And both >>>parties seem to be unable to clear that conflict seriously. >>> >>>Though links are quite normal in the Web, it is a different situation to offer >>>foreign contents at one's site without permission. In my opinion establishing >>>a download possibility clearly is exeeding having a simple link at a Web page. >>>So the Winboard forum should take care on providing not approved download links. >>> >>>But especially at Christmas time it should be possible that the involved people >>>will find a serious solution for that problem without involving lawyers and of >>>course without banning wildly selected people. >>> >>>Regards, Reinhard. > >>Hi Reinhard, >> >>it seems you´ve forgotten one _important_ thing: >> >>The mentioned download links to Arena files in the Winboard-forum >>have been posted there by Christopher Conkie _himself_ !!! >>And he _is_ one member of the Arena team, which "would not like such >>direkt links to their software" - somehow strange, isn´t it? > >Hi Franz, > >what if that has happend by an error? What if one has tried to get that posting >deleted? What if such a deleting request would not have been followed? Does >that change anything on the wrong situation, having not approved links there? > >As I have written, the involved people are grown ups and should be able to >clear up that situation without such a kindergarden behavior. And it for sure >would not help to escalate the conflict by involving laywers or banning people >until finally the next 'nuclear war' will start. > >Reinhard. I am sure it happened not by an error, but by purpose! (how do you post a link by accident???) Just a little time bomb left by that 'Amok Conkie'... I wonder how Uri could fall into that trap? Guenther
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