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Subject: Re: What might be clear, what might be not ...

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:15:44 12/25/04

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On December 25, 2004 at 07:01:05, Günther Simon wrote:

>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

I did not claim that they posted a link by accident.

Uri



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