Grex Oldcoop Conference

Item 344: Why does Grex allow a known computer vandal to be a member of its staff?

Entered by scholar on Wed Aug 2 05:51:44 2006:

Apparently, remmers recently vandalised M-Net by killing an item that had
responses from other people, which is a violation of the rules of that
system.  Because of the whole fiasco that started when valerie decided to
vandalize Grex, remmers can't possibly claim to be ignorant of the
possibility that such rules exist and that violating them can be a very
serious disruption to a BBS.

Because he is a known vandal, all of Prof. Remmers's staff privileges on Grex
should be revoked.
39 responses total.

#1 of 39 by nharmon on Wed Aug 2 12:11:48 2006:

I'm sorry, but nowhere in M-Net's acceptable use policy does it prohibit
people from killing items they created. Further, because this is not
addressed in the AUP, and is a valid BBS command that anyone can invoke
on their own without altering their security permission or exploiting a
weakness, I believe it would be safe to say that by default M-Net allows
this.

This is clearly NOT a case of computer trespass. But I do see a clear
case of trying to soil John's reputation, which in response I would
politely say: Fuck off.



#2 of 39 by cross on Wed Aug 2 14:49:26 2006:

What's more, the item in question wasn't actually killed, as it already had
responses from other users and YAPP doesn't permit killing at that point.


#3 of 39 by scholar on Wed Aug 2 15:07:13 2006:

re. 1:  the aup prohibits vandalism, which this was.


#4 of 39 by cross on Wed Aug 2 15:13:23 2006:

Why?  Nothing happened.


#5 of 39 by scholar on Wed Aug 2 15:25:52 2006:

As you would know if you been paying attention, the item in question is 14,
not 15.  The 15 thing means 14, but, as is discussed extensively on the
system problems item on M-Net, that's a known bug.


#6 of 39 by steve on Wed Aug 2 16:29:25 2006:

   John is in good standing on this system, and others.

   I cannot say that for the author of this item.


#7 of 39 by cross on Wed Aug 2 16:33:01 2006:

Regarding #5; So, were there any responses in item 14 when remmers killed it?
If not, then I fail to see what the big deal is.

Regarding #6; I think a policy of non-acknowledgement would be well advised
here.


#8 of 39 by slynne on Thu Aug 3 02:11:44 2006:

I dont think that we necessarily need to to concern ourselves with items
being deleted on Mnet even if someone were to have done so
inappropriately. 

However, the system allows people to kill items they author. It is
supposed to not allow it if there are already responses to the item. If
the system did allow that, then it is more of a technical problem than
anything else. 

Also, I think remmers has been one of the more vocal people who has
spoken out against killing items with responses in them. So I dont think
it very likely that remmers would do such a thing on purpose. 


#9 of 39 by remmers on Thu Aug 3 02:29:57 2006:

Not only didn't I do it on purpose, I didn't do it by accident either.

I killed item 14, which I entered and had no responses.  Did it right
after I posted it.  The software allows an author do that if nobody else
has responded, and does *not* allow it if there are responses by other
people.  Apparently there's a bug in Yapp that caused it to log that
item 15 had been killed, i.e. an "off by one" error.  But if you look,
item 15 (which I also posted) is still there, with people responding
merrily away.

Much ado about nothing.  I didn't delete anybody's text but my own. 
Somebody needs to fix that bug in Yapp, though.


#10 of 39 by scholar on Thu Aug 3 03:30:53 2006:

re. 6:  oh please.

talk about an intellectually lame red herring ad hominem attack.

how, exactly, does anything you said in your response have anything to do with
anything?

moreover, who decides if someone's in 'good standing'?  an ugly fat stroke
victim who can't control his eating, sends libelous and false abuse reports
to systems, and whose antiquated 'if we've always done it this way, we'll
always do it this way' methods of administrating a system have caused
countless hours of downtime on grex and presumably other computers?

please.

go suck your wife's dick.


#11 of 39 by steve on Thu Aug 3 04:48:45 2006:

   I think I'm going to frame response #10.

   I haven't laughed that hard in quite some time.


#12 of 39 by scholar on Thu Aug 3 05:37:54 2006:

Now why don't you do me a favour and acknowledge that the abuse report you
sent, as a representative of Cyberspace, Inc., about me to Gmail was complete
fantasy?


#13 of 39 by scholar on Thu Aug 3 05:39:03 2006:

As was acknowledged by members of Grex's board who actually read the copious
amounts of evidence I provided to proove it was nonsense.


#14 of 39 by nharmon on Thu Aug 3 13:05:39 2006:

Scholar, if you are still upset about that, then fine. But don't start
making shit up about remmers and accusing him of things you have no
evidence of.


#15 of 39 by scholar on Thu Aug 3 17:38:04 2006:

I didn't make anything up.


#16 of 39 by tod on Thu Aug 3 18:39:51 2006:

re #6
Since when did a popularity contest get in the way of a good rumor?
(Oh wait, this is Grex.)


#17 of 39 by naftee on Thu Aug 3 23:19:49 2006:

welcome to GreX ; it's gay !


#18 of 39 by tod on Fri Aug 4 00:20:57 2006:

youse


#19 of 39 by trig on Fri Aug 4 09:24:00 2006:



#10 of 18: by By the way, this item has been archived offsite so you cannot
erase it. (scholar) on Wed, Aug  2, 2006 (23:30):
 re. 6:  oh please.

 talk about an intellectually lame red herring ad hominem attack.

 how, exactly, does anything you said in your response have anything to do
with
 anything?

 moreover, who decides if someone's in 'good standing'?  an ugly fat stroke
 victim who can't control his eating, sends libelous and false abuse reports
 to systems, and whose antiquated 'if we've always done it this way, we'll
 always do it this way' methods of administrating a system have caused
 countless hours of downtime on grex and presumably other computers?

 please.

 go suck your wife's dick.
------------

hahhah, that's the best thing i have read all day and it is all true. 
way to go scholar.

as for n8 he's a douche bag that contantly looks, no begs for attention; no
one is concerned about him or takes him serious.



#20 of 39 by scholar on Fri Aug 4 17:30:51 2006:

I formally retract any statement of fact or inuendo I made about Mr. Remmers
or his darling wife in this item.

The shit about steve' stays, though.


#21 of 39 by steve on Fri Aug 4 17:35:49 2006:

 I am so relieved.


#22 of 39 by cross on Fri Aug 4 21:14:09 2006:

Now now, Children, play nice.  Steve, it would really behoove you not to let
your animosity towards polytarp show so much.  Just ignore him.


#23 of 39 by mcnally on Fri Aug 4 21:49:47 2006:

 Do you mind if I use that line the next time you're picking at
 STeve and let it get a bit too personal?


#24 of 39 by cross on Fri Aug 4 22:46:39 2006:

Sure.  We can all use such reminders from time to time.


#25 of 39 by scholar on Sat Aug 5 00:27:15 2006:

I think Grex should realize that it's highly inappropriate for someone to send
abuse reports about users when they know the reports are false.

If Steve' didn't realize the report was false (despite the plentiful evidence
and general agreement that showed it to be false), we have an even bigger
problem than willful maliciousness:  utter ignorance.


#26 of 39 by tod on Sat Aug 5 00:52:45 2006:

Utter is where the milk comes from, right?


#27 of 39 by scholar on Sat Aug 5 01:17:54 2006:

Milk it for all its worth.


#28 of 39 by naftee on Sat Aug 5 17:32:48 2006:

i'm going to introduce cross to my special hoover


#29 of 39 by ric on Tue Aug 15 13:49:18 2006:

Why are you people wasting your time responding to this drivel?


#30 of 39 by nharmon on Tue Aug 15 13:54:18 2006:

Why do you consider it a waste of time?


#31 of 39 by twenex on Tue Aug 15 14:22:07 2006:

Why do you ask?


#32 of 39 by nharmon on Tue Aug 15 14:38:25 2006:

Why ask why?


#33 of 39 by twenex on Tue Aug 15 15:40:28 2006:

Why ask why I ask why?


#34 of 39 by nharmon on Tue Aug 15 15:53:19 2006:

Because.


#35 of 39 by remmers on Tue Aug 15 16:51:42 2006:

If responding is a waste of time, it follows that #29 is a waste of time.


#36 of 39 by naftee on Tue Aug 15 20:11:27 2006:

this is drivel and nonsense.


#37 of 39 by albaugh on Tue Aug 15 22:25:04 2006:

Re: resp:26 - Utter Pradesh is the state in India where all the sacred cows
live.


#38 of 39 by ric on Wed Aug 16 19:26:46 2006:

re 35 - I should've been more specific.

Responding the the drivel in #0 is a waste of time.

re 32 - Try Bud Dry


#39 of 39 by nharmon on Wed Aug 16 19:42:36 2006:

heh


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