Ken Burnside wrote:
Even Yahoo or Google groups won't strip your name and address if they
are *explicitly* included *as text* within the post as in the OP's case.
And Yahoo and Google Groups are quite explicit, when you sign up for
them, that the archives are either public or private. This list is
*not*, and it should be.
What's a "private" group? Are you saying that evil people can't access
them and that, therefore, explicitly including your personal details is OK?
The OP *explicitly* included his/her full postal address and two (cell &
home) telephone numbers as *part of the text* of his/her message. I
contend that if you do that you have no right to complain that any
"social contract" has been broken.
Respectfully, I disagree. While I agree that the original mistake was
Aricka's, as a recent list subscriber, I understand *exactly* how she
made it, even if it was made from incorrect assumptions.
The difference here is one of perspective. I'm trying to make sure
that what she did (in all innocence) doesn't come back to bite someone
else on the ass.
Also respectfully, I disagree. Unless you are on a [corporate] secure
network, real or virtual, any document anyone posts anywhere on the
internet is accessible to anyone interested enough. That's true of mail
lists, news groups and web forums, as well as Yahoo or Google groups. If
you include your details as part of the registration process and if you
are told during that process that those details will be kept private
then, yes, you have a right to expect that you have been told the truth.
I am sure that Yahoo and Google obey this rule. But if you choose to
include your details in your posts, regardless, then Yahoo and Google
clearly cant be deemed to have breached their obligations.
As far as OpenOffice is concerned (a) you don't have register for this
list, (b) the OP wasn't registered for this list and (c) if you do
subscribe to this list you are not asked for any details except your
e-mail address.
At the place in the OpenOffice Support page relevant to this list, it says
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The phrase "provided by a network of hundreds of experienced users"
suggests a lack of privacy even if the last sentence is factually incorrect.
Ah well ...
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