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25 new of 393 responses total.
willcome
response 1 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 02:38 UTC 2004

I thank soup for bringing this matter to our attention.
gelinas
response 2 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 03:09 UTC 2004

Valerie reported her actions, but not their cause, to the Board and staff.

I see no reason to assume any wrong-doing on her part.
willcome
response 3 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 03:12 UTC 2004

If I mail bombed the system, but I reported it first, would I be let off? 
No.  Neither should Valerie:  she actually censored items with HUNDREDS of
responses from other users.  That is a SERIOUS offence, and no-one but someone
fucking a staff member would be given the priviledge.
valerie
response 4 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 03:53 UTC 2004

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willcome
response 5 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 05:36 UTC 2004

Um, Valerie, you know it's not.  That's why people can't do it unless they
abuse their staff powers.
willcome
response 6 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 05:37 UTC 2004

(Of course, we know for a fact that Valerie IS a liar.  She said in a previous
item that she'd restore my polytarp account if I fulfilled certain conditions.
I did, and she never restored the account; no PRAGMATIC harm was done, of
course, because cross eventually restored it for me, but there's, I should
think, harm done in that LIES are INHERENTLY unjust.  that's just imho,
though.)
ryan
response 7 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 05:56 UTC 2004

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willcome
response 8 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 06:35 UTC 2004

Right, especially ignore us when we're trying to prevent abuse of the system.
ryan
response 9 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 06:53 UTC 2004

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willcome
response 10 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 08:25 UTC 2004

Right, let's let Grex become a place absent of free speech, because you don't
like the a subset of the people complaining about the erosion of free speech.
remmers
response 11 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 12:14 UTC 2004

#4: "It's longstanding Grex policy that the person who created an item
 can delete it."

Really?  I don't think so.
remmers
response 12 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 12:18 UTC 2004

To clarify:  People are allowed to purge their own responses, but
not those of other people.  At least, that's always been my
understanding.
jp2
response 13 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 13:32 UTC 2004

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valerie
response 14 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 13:53 UTC 2004

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mary
response 15 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 14:57 UTC 2004

It's never been the case that one user could remove another person's 
posts.  No without root power.  Didn't you notice then when you 
first tried to remove the entire items while on as valerie?

Is it possible for you to put the items back (I assume you have them 
backed up somewhere) then delete only your responses?  I know that 
would be a job, but it's the right thing to do.  In my opinion.
naftee
response 16 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 15:11 UTC 2004

re 11 The only time that can happen is if that item has responses only 
by the person who created it.  Once other people respond to it, that 
ability is removed.

As you can see, it required an abuse of Conference Admin priviledges to 
delete these items.  There were several other alternatives, such as 
freezing and retiring them, or censoring her own responses, rather than 
the deletion of not only Valerie's posts, but other, innocent users.

Not to mention she hid the fact that she deleted these items.  At least 
on m-net, this doesn't happen.
jp2
response 17 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 15:26 UTC 2004

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gull
response 18 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 15:29 UTC 2004

Valerie took advantage of staff powers to do something that the rest of
us wouldn't be allowed to do.  I don't think she had any ill intent,
though.  I'd have to say I think it's a bit "unfair" but I don't find it
too troubling beyond that.  If this is the most inappropriate thing Grex
staff has ever done, we're doing pretty good.

I think valerie at least owes an apology to people who posted.  If the
items can be recovered I think they should be replaced.  I'm not willing
to call for her to resign, though; as far as I know this hasn't happened
before, so I don't see a pattern of abuse here.
other
response 19 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 15:31 UTC 2004

Your demand has no force.  

If you are serious about it, make a specific proposal in Co-op, and 
if the majority of the membership agrees with you (which I seriously 
doubt will happen, especially if the removal of the posts by other 
users is undone), then Valerie's staff staus would be revoked.
other
response 20 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 15:31 UTC 2004

gull slipped in
mary
response 21 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 15:39 UTC 2004

Oh for Christ's sake, naftee, get a clue.  Nobody hid anything.

And this wasn't a malicious action.  I expect Valerie was very hurt by
what she found on M-net.  Why not talk about this in reasonable terms and
see if there is a less drastic "fix" before we bring out the stones. 

Maybe we should even see if folks care.  Lots of forums seem to function
pretty well with censorship the norm.  It's been a long long time since we
looked at how our fairly rigid censorship policy is working for Grex. 
I know how I feel about it, but I'd be curious how others see it. 

jp2
response 22 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 16:08 UTC 2004

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other
response 23 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 16:20 UTC 2004

If you think the welcome line should be changed, make a proposal and 
if the majority of the membership agrees with you then it will be 
changed.
jp2
response 24 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 16:29 UTC 2004

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aruba
response 25 of 393: Mark Unseen   Jan 6 16:41 UTC 2004

It's not childish to be hurt.  Adults get hurt.
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