Ross,
The only posts with inarguable intent to annoy were those who demand the
right to 'out' or badger C-7.
I still consider the original post and accurate and timely invitation to
a community meeting that was more lively than most.
Sorry,
your need to know
inability to let go
do not alter my original opinion or my interpretation of the regulation.
Let's agree to disagree.
I am beginning to find this thread boring and I am one of the
participants.
Liz
On Thu, 7 Jun 2007 18:29:07 -0400 "Ross Bender" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
On 6/7/07, Elizabeth F Campion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Committeeman7 did nothing wrong!
He/she/it did something very wrong -- posted an anonymous message that
not only "annoyed" the listserve but caused a whole lot of trouble,
igniting a firefight and gangbang that resulted in a huge amount of
damage to the list.
I'm not focusing on the anonymous posters' identity -- simply insisting
on the very basic principle that ANONYMOUS POSTING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.
PERIOD.
FWIW here is the text of the federal statute which became law in January
2006:
It's illegal to annoy
A new federal law states that when you annoy someone on the Internet, you
must disclose your identity. Here's the relevant language.
"Whoever...utilizes any device or software that can be used to originate
telecommunications or other types of communications that are transmitted,
in whole or in part, by the Internet... without disclosing his identity
and with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any person...who
receives the communications...shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned
not more than two years, or both."
http://news.com.com/Create+an+e-annoyance,+go+to+jail/2010-1028_3-6022491
.html
While you may believe, as the above commentator does, that it's a stupid
law is beside the point. There's a very good reason for this type of
statute, even if it's unlikely to be enforced.
--
Ross Bender
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