On 11/28/2008 06:37 PM, Drew Jensen wrote: > NoOp wrote: >> On 11/28/2008 05:15 PM, Mike wrote: >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> NoOp wrote: >>>> On 11/28/2008 12:24 AM, Michael Adams wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:25:21 -0800 (PST) >>>>> Came this utterance fomulated by Bob Cunningham to my mailbox: >>>>> >>>>>> Could you PLEASE send me instructions on how to uninstall this >>>>>> absolutely useless program that screws up my computer. Thank You. >>>>>> Send the instructions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> > > <snip> > >>>>> >>>>> *** Not sent to OP ;-) >>>>> >>>> *Please* do not post commands potentially destructive commands like >>>> this, even as a joke. If you've followed this list for any length of >>>> time (even a week or two) you will see that the list get queries from >>>> very inexperienced computer users. One may come across your 'advise' and >>>> actually try it... Posting such on some lists/forums can/will get you >>>> immediately banned from the list/forum. >>>> >>> That "advice" will get rid of the absolutely useless program that screws up >>> computers. Unfortunately it will delete OpenOffice.org and other useful >>> programs too. >>> >>> - -- >>> Mike >> >> And that 'advise' should cause an automatic ban/unsubscribe of users who >> post such 'advise'. >> >> > > I was thinking of what the moderators at the web forum would do with > that post - I'm reasonably certain it would go as follows: > > a) move it to the quarantine area so that all the other moderators can > see the post and who made it. Which also hides it from standard users > and from search engine bots, then purges it after 7 days. > > b) Issue a waring to the user that this is not acceptable and a second > such post will result in being banned, for some period of time. > > The big difference here is that on a web forum the post can be removed - > in a mailing list such as this however that is not really an option as > this 'little joke' is going to be archived all over the net...and yes > there are people just naive enough to do it. So even though you did not > send it to the OP, you really have no idea who will actually see it.
I trust that by 'you', you mean mike. At least I hope so as I prefer not to be associated with providing such 'advise'. An example of intolerance of such 'advise' on another forum is: <http://ubuntuforums.org/announcement.php?s=7fef32823bd54511b698776f27ef6017&f=326> [ATTENTION ALL USERS: Malicious Commands] <quote> I'd just like to caution those thinking of doing this that UbuntuForums has a strict zero-tolerance policy when it comes to posting dangerous commands. If you post one of them, particularly in a support thread disguised as advice, expect to be instantly and permanently BANNED, at the account, e-mail, IP, or ISP level. I do not care about intent -- if you mean it as a joke, it is not funny. If you mean it as a lesson, go teach it somewhere else. This behavior is absolutely against the Forum Guidelines and Ubuntu Code of Conduct. </quote> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
