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Re: What about the discussion board?
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 07-02-2010 - 20:37
David Curlee Wrote:
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
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> > For exactly the reason you've mentioned.
> Rather
> > then spend a lot of time researching someone's
> IP
> > history, then taking the time to write up and
> post
> > some new rules, why not just contact the
> offender
> > and talk things over?
>
> I've been pretty candid about the toll the
> timetables are taking on my time. I frankly don't
> have the time or desire to contact people
> individually about their discussion board posts.
> Even if I did, doing so sends the message that
> anything is acceptable here until they hear from
> me.
Then why all of a sudden did you decide to come up with some rules? Particluarly since the new rules seem to be geared toward a specific subject. Why would you care about what people think or post about Todd Clark, or anyone else for that matter? It's not like anyone posted that they were going to go his house and kill him! Or did I miss that?
> Furthermore, it makes zero sense -- on a board
> where anonymity is permitted -- to demand a
> person's e-mail address or phone number to discuss
> their internet conduct. Even though I know you
> OPRRMS and I have your name and e-mail address,
> imagine if that wasn't true. Why would you post
> that information for the public to see?
I don't think I ever suggested that anyone post their private information on the board. To the contrary, I mentioned that "Espee99" had asked me to contact him off list, which is what he indeed did. And I responded. We had a nice, productive chat, and he didn't have to spend any time trying to trace my IP or writing new rules. Seems like you could've done the same thing if you were upset by what "Mongo" posted, and saved youself a lot of trouble.
> > If you go back up to my initial post that
> started
> > this portion of the thread, you'll see that I
> > asked about the status of selling the rights to
> > the discussion board once AP closes up shop.
> It's
> > not that I really care if this board lives or
> > dies, but it's a question that's been asked
> before
> > and I'm not aware of any concrete answers being
> > posted. Since it's now been announced that AP
> > will apparently bite the dust not later than
> the
> > end of the year, I thought it was time to ask
> > again.
>
> Like I said, this is something I would have to
> discuss with a lawyer. I wish I could say
> definitively at this point, but without legal
> advice I have no idea.
>
> Regardless of that scenario, I'm not interested in
> selling the discussion board for a price. The
> software was not written by me, it's open source.
> We have nearly 46,000 posts here, of which 99.99%
> were created by others, such as yourself.
> Accepting money for other people's contributions
> would be unethical in my opinion.
>
> If the archives can be preserved and the
> discussion board transferred to another person or
> entity, no money will be accepted by me
> whatsoever. I refuse to go that route.
And that's what my original question was. Apparently others have been curious, as well.
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> OPRRMS Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > For exactly the reason you've mentioned.
> Rather
> > then spend a lot of time researching someone's
> IP
> > history, then taking the time to write up and
> post
> > some new rules, why not just contact the
> offender
> > and talk things over?
>
> I've been pretty candid about the toll the
> timetables are taking on my time. I frankly don't
> have the time or desire to contact people
> individually about their discussion board posts.
> Even if I did, doing so sends the message that
> anything is acceptable here until they hear from
> me.
Then why all of a sudden did you decide to come up with some rules? Particluarly since the new rules seem to be geared toward a specific subject. Why would you care about what people think or post about Todd Clark, or anyone else for that matter? It's not like anyone posted that they were going to go his house and kill him! Or did I miss that?
> Furthermore, it makes zero sense -- on a board
> where anonymity is permitted -- to demand a
> person's e-mail address or phone number to discuss
> their internet conduct. Even though I know you
> OPRRMS and I have your name and e-mail address,
> imagine if that wasn't true. Why would you post
> that information for the public to see?
I don't think I ever suggested that anyone post their private information on the board. To the contrary, I mentioned that "Espee99" had asked me to contact him off list, which is what he indeed did. And I responded. We had a nice, productive chat, and he didn't have to spend any time trying to trace my IP or writing new rules. Seems like you could've done the same thing if you were upset by what "Mongo" posted, and saved youself a lot of trouble.
> > If you go back up to my initial post that
> started
> > this portion of the thread, you'll see that I
> > asked about the status of selling the rights to
> > the discussion board once AP closes up shop.
> It's
> > not that I really care if this board lives or
> > dies, but it's a question that's been asked
> before
> > and I'm not aware of any concrete answers being
> > posted. Since it's now been announced that AP
> > will apparently bite the dust not later than
> the
> > end of the year, I thought it was time to ask
> > again.
>
> Like I said, this is something I would have to
> discuss with a lawyer. I wish I could say
> definitively at this point, but without legal
> advice I have no idea.
>
> Regardless of that scenario, I'm not interested in
> selling the discussion board for a price. The
> software was not written by me, it's open source.
> We have nearly 46,000 posts here, of which 99.99%
> were created by others, such as yourself.
> Accepting money for other people's contributions
> would be unethical in my opinion.
>
> If the archives can be preserved and the
> discussion board transferred to another person or
> entity, no money will be accepted by me
> whatsoever. I refuse to go that route.
And that's what my original question was. Apparently others have been curious, as well.
