Hey, Justin, this made me recall the spirit in Catcher In The Rye ! Don't know the right and wrong in this context, but the lucidity struck me with its truth.
On Jul 25, 6:35 am, Justintruth <[email protected]> wrote: > > The admins are discussing this at the moment, but I'd suggest holding back > > from re-posting any more content until we're totally clear on the rules and > > their implications. Craig is a lawyer, so confident we'll get to the bottom > > of it. > > So are you saying that what is said here is irrelevant because the “ > admin” or "moderators" are "talking about this over email"? Why should > she hold back and refrain? It just wastes valuable time! > > Why aren't these so-called "admins" posting here so we all can see? If > they’ve got something to discuss... well bring it up! Who the hell are > they to be talking about this behind our backs. My uncles only > brother’s only son is a lawyer and I’m calling him because I believe > that listening and then talking about what was said (in email) is > plain and simple a form of cutting and pasting. And into a > conversation that is not even on the INTERNET! A private conversation! > An “un-moderated” conversation. How dare they! I hope that that are > not actually talking literally about what we say. Between themselves? > Without us? Cutting our words and pasting them into their private > conversation - sneakily - instead of leaving them in the public on > their blogs?! On the INTERNET! Our words...in public where WE PUT > THEM! Taking them private there's the harm. Sneaky little devils eh > what? > > Excuse me if I am slightly sane Alice but aren’t you saying she cut un- > copyrighted material out of one place ON THE INTERNET and pasted them > into another place ON THE INTERNET? > > But then, no use in us "discussing it". Because the *moderators* are > "talking about this over email".... ahhh... the moderators...the > admin. > > Glad I am not in a group that is actually political. I'd be scared. In > fact, I am getting a little frightened right now...yes... I can feel > the fear... way down there... oh there it is... yesss... now I am > getting scared. > > How about you, Molly. Aren't you "scared"? Just a little? How's it > feel when "they" cut you out of the herd. Can't you just feel the > predation? > > Can you describe what it felt like to see those posts... little like > seeing a rattle snake? Aww common you can work up some fear can’t you? > A rattlesnake with a green polyester leisure suite and a toupe? > > Listen to the tone in this post: > > "Molly, I have mentioned this before. My words are clear. You accept > them or you don't." > > “You accept them.... or....” > > You... um... er... accept them.... or .... well Molly dearest... he > did say .... “or you don’t”. Kind of sneaky the way the slip that > principle of non-contradiction in subliminal like no? “Either you > accept them or you don’t” That phrase....its either the principle of > non-contradiction itself or else its a threat. What do YOU think? > > Here’s my opinion. Forget the words, listen to the tone. It is what > betrays them all the time. What you are witnessing is a primate threat > display. Oh yes, it’s veiled as it always is. It’s actually quite > modern. Couched in reasonableness and authority. It’s practically an > archetype. You, dear, are being threatened! Now it would be a little > less hilarious, (and I would have a little less trouble maintaining my > fearfulness, I am trying, for the sake of the play you see), if we > could just see what they are threatening you with and what they are > threatening you for and how they can sustain their seriousness in the > face of this hilarity. But its so much better this way no? Sort of > Kafka for Shirley Temple? A harmless charade....Nicht vahr? > > Now listen to your tone Molly! After all you are not guiltless! > Copying! Pasting! You bad little girl! You should have used a > typewriter... Here is what you are guilty of: > > Molly:“I do not make money on it and have not received complaints > until now. It does > no harm, is not a secret, and I am told, is interesting and sometimes > helpful.” > > (Really Molly, READ Alexander Soljenitsyn. Really READ him: Gulag > Archipelago. The chapter on being arrested. “It must be a mistake!” > Did you know that when he was arrested his captors got lost and he led > them back away from enemy lines! “There must be some mistake!” “I was > just....” Forget the words, Molly, hear the tone. And Soljenitsyn, > like they all did, and like you are, apologizing and insisting there > must be a mistake... because they did nothing wrong! Just don’t play > with them dear. It’s not whether you did something wrong at all. It’s > about how they establish dominance. No need to apologize. None at all. > Really. None. No need to even sound like you are apologizing or even > hint that you could...one cold day in hell...maybe... After all “There > might be something I could have done but I am a good person....bla bla > bla”...the pattern! Look at the pattern!) > > Try something like: “I have done nothing wrong and if you insinuate > that I have that is slander”... then quote a link that defines the > legal meaning of the term. > > Way.... way... too submissive dear. You should have come out > fighting....”Sometimes” its helpful? Better to write something like > “The world depends on my Blog! Hell, lots of people would not have > read what is written here if they didn’t read it on My blog! Are you > crazy! Do you want to stop the culture of the world! Its critical that > I get the word out! EVERYONE knows that!” (Use the first person > singular as often as possible, its stronger than the first person > plural. Puff yourself up like when you meet a bear in the woods!) > > That word “sometimes”.... "sometimes"?... and.... "your are told"?... > "its useful"...It is just too submissive, Molly. Say: “It’s damn > useful!” Curse a little. Here is a better phrasing: > > Bug off! (I left the –ger off of Bug out of respect for your > positiveness Molly, - you are so positive and kind- but really, if > YOU had said it with the –ger in there it would have been so much > better.) BUGGER OFF! Nimwit! GadZooks Pinhead! Are you stupid! Are you > crazy? Don’t you know I HAVE to cut and paste! I don’t have TIME to > type it all in! (Strawman them a little) There is so little TIME and I > have so much to DO! So “pleeeassseee” go play on a beach, and pound > sand, or something. > > Now that’s the tone Molly. No conciliation there! (But you lack the > instinct for the jugular, dear. More of a dear deer than a wolf! A > deer in the headlights. But no real car headed your way behind those > headlights!!!! That's the great thing here! Eh! Its all just a play! A > little sideshow! We don’t even have to be careful!) > > Although I have to admit you scored by showing your understanding of > fair use etc. But really? When was the last time someone copyrighted > some material and then published it on a Google group for God’s sake? > I mean...GOOGLE... really! Have to be an idiot.... > > You are accusing her of WHAT! Cutting out of a group and pasting into > a blog?! Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY! “I’ll get you and your > little dog too!” (To the moderators I typed that. I did not cut it out > of the movie and paste it here so don’t come get me... ok... I hardly > know her. ) > > I think you should sue just for the insinuation. Criminal false > insinuation or something. Compounded by a wanton lack of clarity and a > failure to take things .... seriously.... > > Lets all start copying as much as we can out of this news group and > post it all over the place...!!!!! Ha! > > Ich bin ein Molly! > > Power to the light bulb! REVOLUTION! "Oh my God I am sorry, my > backspace key is broken I didn't mean to say that...(but my copy and > paste key are still working though....) I didn’t really say that. I’m > sooooo sooorry. Scuse me. > > Is anyone "scared"? I am. You never know, what the "admin" is going to > do.... And all of those “moderators” and “administrators” are all > connected too....into one big moderator force... like ants.... they > are ....the “un-human”. > > But think about it .... anyone who would bother to pay attention to a > group like this .... > > THIS IS THE MOST HILARIOUS THING I HAVE HEARD IN AT LEAST 20 YEARS! > > Can you believe this?! > > Kafka in leotards. > > I just got a great idea! Let’s have a virtual stoning of Molly! Burn > her at the stake! Press her. Then she can dust her hands off and we > can get on with it all.... > > Frankly, things like this makes me long for the grave. I know better. > But they just do. Its so depressing. ITS MOLLY FOR CHRIST'S SAKE. READ > HER POSTS. > > Where is Alice? She fell through the hole in the Mind’s Eye. > > Post Script: this is from the Google groups link: > > “By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using > the Service, you will not: defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or > otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and > publicity) of others;” > > My opinion is you are harassing her and are getting a little to close > to that... libelous word... know what I mean?...Don’t want to look > over that cliff....Gotcha! > > Besides. You are invading her privacy by telling everyone what she > published on her blog. I mean I can drink the Kookaide too! > > Now if they even insinuate that you have done something illegal or > unethical, Molly, then they better be able to prove it because you are > a writer and reputation has bearing on income for you and that means > that the case for damage can be made fairly easily. > > So if I were you guys... oh, I don’t mean Google the company... they > are blameless... its you guys personally ... acting outside of the > protection of Google’s legal umbrella... and dealing with a situation > that could be argued, in a court of law, as .... well lets exaggerate > a little and pretend this all isn’t a play....real damage... I’d > consider the risk. > > Never know when a nice submissive kind blameless woman just might turn > around and “Gotcha!” Never know! > > Forgive the rant...apologies in advance if you are just ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
