Re: [Trisquel-users] "J.B. Nicholson-Owens" and Trisquel site runners.

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Users (or at least this user) joined the Trisquel site with certain  
assumptions that when we join something like an on-line forum, that this  
forum would act similar to other forums. You got your user handle and you got  
your comments. So far so good. Nowhere does it say here, when you sign up  
with the forum, "Oh yeah, when you post here, we will not only re-post your  
comments in another area, like an e-mail list, but your email address as  
well, so all know your contact info. Part of the sensitivity of posting email  
addresses is vulnerability to stuff like SPAM, or individuals who act in bad  
faith (for example) if there is an escalation or conflict. Just posting a  
user name contains the situation. While I think community and sharing and  
retaining knowledge is good, when the tools or people who manage this do so  
poorly, we must opt for the greater importance, namely the users' rights.  
There are two contentions here, 1) publishing personal info 2) reposting  
without letting the user know this will be so.