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Subject: Re: [Moderation] Enough is enough

Author: enrico carrisco

Date: 13:36:33 02/13/06

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On February 13, 2006 at 16:25:13, Sune Larsson wrote:

>On February 13, 2006 at 13:10:21, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On February 13, 2006 at 02:24:30, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On February 12, 2006 at 13:32:33, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>>
>>>>This is nothing more than a flagrant attempt in polling users about possible
>>>>commercial payment possibilities for your program, and as such I am removing the
>>>>thread.
>>>>
>>>>As per the charter:
>>>>
>>>>Once a member gains access to the message board, he may read all messages and
>>>>post new or response messages with the proviso that these new or response
>>>>messages:
>>>>
>>>>   1. Are, within reason, on the topic of computer chess
>>>>   2. Are not abusive in nature
>>>>   3. Do not contain personal and/or libelous attacks on others
>>>>   4. Are not flagrant commercial exhortations
>>>>   5. Are not of questionable legal status.
>>>>
>>>>What about rule #4 do you not understand?
>>>>
>>>>Peter
>>>
>>>I do not understand why do you make a special post about it.
>>>
>>>Usually moderators delete posts of people that do not obey to the rules and send
>>>an email to them and they do not post in order to insult them.
>>>
>>>Note that in this case not everybody understand rule number 4 in the same way
>>>so if vasik was wrong in understanding rule number 4 you could send him an email
>>>and explain it to him and make a general post not directed at Vas that explain
>>>the problem.
>>>
>>>Note that I did not understand that vasik's post was against rule number 4 and I
>>>am not the only one.
>>>
>>>If this was the intention it is better to explain rule number 4 better in the
>>>charter.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>"flagrant commercial exhortation"
>>
>>"flagrant"  ->  Obvious, conspicuous, flaunting, blatant
>>
>>"commercial"  ->  having profit as a chief aim, related to commerce or sales,
>>sponsored or supported by advertising, etc.
>>
>>"exhortation" -> discourse that advises or encourages.
>>
>>Now that wasn't so hard to understand was it?
>>
>>Anything that is obviously about selling something to make a profit, falls
>>directly under charter rule 4.  Now would you want to say that the discussion
>>about subscription service, converting purchases to subscriptions, retaining old
>>customers, obtaining new sales, etc doesn't fit under that fairly
>>straight-forward umbrella of forbidden activity???
>
>
>   And posting direct order links of course - for your own items - friends of
>   yours - people you know - companies etc.
>
>   /S

Do your arms ever tire from all the reaching?

-elc.



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