I wrote: > > > The problem I have with this is that Mark's cross-posting of his > > correspondence with a non-list member is not only in violation of Google > > Group rules as I now understand them >
And Alan responded: > If Mark has violated any such rules (please tell us exactly which "rules" > you are referring to), then it is entirely up to Mark to play by the rules > or suffer whatever consequences Google will dish out. What are the > consequences of violating these rules if they exist? > Another poster in this thread has indicated that the Google Group rules prohibit Mark from cross-posting messages like this. Even if Irfan agrees to the cross-posting, there are several members here who object to it, and their objections have to be heeded. And I further wrote: > > but also potentially associates other members of this list with Mark's > > views. > And Alan responded: > Hah! Dream on. How is anyone else "associated" with anything Mark posts? If > you don't like what Mark posts, express your own opposite view. > > Or do you not believe in freedom of speech? I guess they are not so big on > that in North Korea. You might want to learn the rules by which we live > here. > I will leave it to Jerome Conway to verify that such cross-posting is in fact a violation of the rules, but it sounds like this matter is very straightforward. There is such a thing as slime by association, Alan. Irfan has now been apprised that his posts have been cross-posted on this list. That opens up the possibility that others who are not members of this list will find out about this ongoing Islam-bashing as well, and access the Not Honyaku archives to see what has been going on here. I am not personally concerned, but given the nature of some of your comments here, Alan, perhaps you should be, particularly given your fevered propensity for looking for reds under your bed and terrorists lurking in the bushes outside your house. I can only add that I have been politely asking Mark to knock this stuff off for almost two years now. A significant number of people on this list are simply sick of it at this point. Mark may have his right to free speech, and even the right to behave like a boorish fool. I can see why you would defend the latter right, Alan, but you are in a definite minority in laboring to turn this into a free speech issue. I do not want to be associated with this, and if invoking the rule against cross-posting is the way to finally put an end to it, so be it. I submit the matter to Jerry for a decision. John M. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
