At 11:57 11-3-02 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: >I will not and cannot due to cost considerations change my ISP. I believe I >have a right to post to the list using what is for me, the most convenient >and easy means accessible. > >Do I or do I not have a right to post to the Brin-L list as an AOL user?
Of course you do. Just like everyone else. >If the answer is NO, please inform the entire list immediately that AOL users >are unwelcome and unwanted on Brin-L. And if I might make a suggestion, you >might also consider posting this on brin-l.com as well. Others might make >the mistake of thinking that this is a friendly and welcoming community. Now, I do think you are being a bit too harsh here. You do not get treated differently from other people just because you are an AOL member. I can understand that people complain about HTML postings, and they have just as much right to complain about AOL and its stupid rules as AOL members have a right to post here. >If the answer is YES, then please inform the entire list of this and >**please** change the rules of etiquette to reflect my right to post. Speaking of "having rights": outside the US, Americans have a reputation for being sue-happy and demanding that their rights are respected. Despite that reputationm, has no AOL member ever bothered to say "hey, I have a right to use whatever e-mail client I choose!" and subsequently sued AOL for that? (Personally, I find it crazy that people let their ISP dictate to them what software they can use.) There is no need to changes the Etiquette Guidelines to reflect anyone's right to post. This mailing list is open to everyone, which by definition means that anyone who joins has a right to post. If AOL members would not have that right, you would probably not even be allowed to subscribe in the first place. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
