Author: Uri Blass
Date: 08:39:35 12/25/04
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On December 25, 2004 at 08:40:46, Roger Brown wrote: >On December 25, 2004 at 08:10:42, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On December 25, 2004 at 05:22:29, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>I read that the winboard forum decided to ban all members of the arena team >>>see http://wbforum.volker-pittlik.name/viewtopic.php?t=1115 >>> >>>I am not a member of the arena team but as far as I know being a member in the >>>arena team is not illegal and I cannot support banning people because of that. >>> >>>Volker Pittlik did not say only that posting links to the arena website is >>>forbidden but also that all members of the arena team are banned(unless he get >>>written apology from the webmaster of the arena website). >>> >>>"2. I expect a written apology from the webmaster of the Arena website. >>>3. Until then all members of the Arena team are banned here." >>> >>> >>> >>>I do not understand why posting links to the arena website is forbidden but I >>>could continue to post there inspite of that decision but banning people only >>>because they are member of the arena team is not acceptable by me. >>> >>>It seems that Volker overreacted to a letter from his internet provider and I do >>>not post in the winboard forum until he does not correct it. >>> >>>I am against rules that forbid links to the arena forum but I can accept them >>>but I cannot accept banning people only because they are members of the arena >>>team(not because of their posts in the winboard forum) when being a member of >>>the arena team is not something illegal. >>> >>>Uri >> >>I respect your right to have position on this issue. After reading through the >>history on why this has happened, I also respect Volker Pittlik's right to do as >>he saw fit to protect himself. Is it unfortunate? - Yes, without a doubt. But >>the truth of the matter is that anyone can post direct links for arena on >>r.g.c.c anonmously -- what will the Arena team do about that? >> >>Considering the legal implications that Volker was in - I would have probably >>have done the exact same thing in all honesty. > > > > > >Hello Michael, > >This might not mean much to others but it means quite a bit to me that you took >time to understand the issues involved. > >Uri's post is going to create some heat but it will pass. > >Sorry about the trouble, I would have preferred a chance to deal with it off the >air so to speak. > >Later. I started by sending a message to volker. He replied me and did not convince me and I sent him another message and only after more than 12 hours that he did not reply to the second message I decided to post here. I also prefered to solve the problem without posting here. Uri
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