Author: Uri Blass
Date: 02:26:02 12/26/04
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On December 26, 2004 at 00:33:13, Robin Smith wrote: >On December 25, 2004 at 11:39:35, Uri Blass wrote: > >>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. > >12 hours (on Christmas day)? It doesn't sound to me like you tried very hard. I admit it but the post in the winboard forum was also something that seemed extremely unacceptable by me. It still seems to me that the decision was wrong but after understanding my misunderstanding it is not wrong enough to decide to stop posting in the winboard forum. Uri
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