Re: OT: Thunderbirds are go commercial

["Moz Champion (Dan)" <moz.champion@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Terry R. wrote:
> The date and time was 5/13/2008 4:39 PM, and on a whim, Moz Champion 
> (Dan) pounded out on the keyboard:
> 
>> Terry R. wrote:
>>> The date and time was 5/13/2008 3:58 PM, and on a whim, Moz Champion 
>>> (Dan) pounded out on the keyboard:
>>>
>>>> Andreas M wrote:
>>>>> On 08.05.2008 15:43 Herb wrote
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 08.05.2008 13:29 UK Time, squaredancer wrote:
>>>>>>> careful, Herb!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> you DO realise, of course, that posting links to video-sequences 
>>>>>>> (such as "Wimoweh" etc) will get you BANNED - no questions asked 
>>>>>>> - from these groups??
>>>>>> Hi Reg,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the warning - I'm not sure about banned, although I 
>>>>>> have seen 'expired' messages from certain individuals ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>> Why should such things happen? I liked the link to the clip. It's 
>>>>> not spam.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This group is monitored, and the monitor can decide which posts (and 
>>>> content) are 'allowed' within the group. Currently, the acid test 
>>>> seems to be some sort of 'testing' for the file/multimedia
>>>>
>>>> It has occurred within the relatively recent past, one person was 
>>>> 'banned'. You would not see any remenants of it, nor evidence, as 
>>>> the banning results in a complete removal of said post.
>>>>
>>>> There was much discussion regarding this matter in this (and other) 
>>>> newsgroups. The outcome of it was that the 'monitor's' decision was 
>>>> upheld by the powers that be.  I have yet to fathom the distinction 
>>>> between one post and another with regards to 'testing' myself, but 
>>>> then I am not the monitor and have no say in the matter.
>>> While not "banned", a poster was removed even from this thread. Was 
>>> it any more OT than any other post?
>>>
>>> follow-up set to mozilla.general
>>>
>>
>>
>> Again, I am not the monitor so I cannot say.
>>
>> Whose post was removed? The last time someone claimed such it was an 
>> anomaly within his specific TB, the post was still here, others could 
>> see it, he could not. He thought his post had been removed, it hadn't 
>> been.
>>
>> So, to prevent another round of 'false' accusations, which post 
>> (whose) are you claiming was removed?
>>
>>
>> I see posts from Herb, Peter (who WAS banned in 
>> mozilla.thunderbird.multimedia), Herb, Andreas, myself and  Terry.  As 
>> this thread is in mozilla.support.thunderbird I don't know if the 
>> 'ban' applies here or not (I suspect it doesn't) - I can still see 
>> Peter's post here.
> 
> Reg had a post removed. If you look at PTH, Herb & Andreas, you can see 
> his post. I have it in my list but the post is gone.
> 


As a monitor made clear, posts can be removed for being off topic. Thems 
the rulz. Agreement or non-agreement with the rulz makes no difference, 
they ARE the rulz. While I don't neccessarily agree with the rulz or 
their enforcement, no-one is asking me <grin>

Whether or not I agree that the speed limit on an Interstate in the dead 
of night with no traffic is 'right', I can still be ticketed/arrestted 
for breaking it.

Whether or not I agree that smoking marijuana is a crime or not, I can 
still be arressted for doing it.

Whether or not I think I am using 'free speech', I can still be removed 
from a church for using profane language. Rulz is rulz, unspoken or not, 
it is polite and benificial to follow them lest our society devolve into 
total anarchy.
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