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In Reply to: What would you do if another Inmate posted TWICE using your Username ??? posted by MEP14 on September 10, 2002 at 11:04:41:
>> The first occurance was 8-13-02 ...I was on vacation, so I didn't pick up mail
during that week. Since I have little interest
in reviewing decisions made by other Bored
members and moderators in my absence, I
didn't see your comment.>> When this happened for the second time last Friday, I again notified AA and strongly requested a response as to how this would be dealt with
I got that one. Speaking for myself, I didn't
appreciate the tone of it, so I ignored it.
Apparently, the other Bored members and
moderators did so, too.
Follow Ups:
So if you don't like the "tone" of a letter You decide you don't have to respond??? I want to make sure this is perfectly clear.Someone knowingly violates the POSTING RULES AT THE ASYLUM and you decide or don't decide, to take action based on the "tone" of his/her letter??? It does Not matter what the nature of the violation is or that this person has done it twice, thereby flaunting the very rules that you set up, what matters is your subjective interpretation of this person's tone???
See, I don't take participation in AA lightly, and I do think it is a valuable tool both for education and entertainment, which is why I am so upset at your inablity to do so much as provide a simple response to my inquiry. As I clearly stated, I didn't continue to pursue this after the first occurance, but when it happened a second time and still got no response, I had to wonder what is going on here.
If an AA member cannot receive at the very least, a brief response to their inquiry, then there is something wrong. Are you here to serve the interests of the Audio Asylum and its members, or your own vested interests???
As to the "tone" of my letter to which you refer, I would be completely unashamed to have you print this or for me to post its complete contents for all to see. If you had a problem with its "tone" or the merrits of this entire matter, then you should have informed me as such. I am a very reasonable person and I only expect the same courtesy from you. Thank you.
and I do think it is a valuable tool both for education and entertainment."Really?
Is that why you have made no financial contribution to AA?
Or do you consider your contribution of threads like this part of the "valuable entertainment"?
You got to the post first!I was just checking to see if he was a contributor and saw your post when I got back.
If I were a Contributor to AA, would I have received a prompt response? One can only guess about that.Bruce, you are digging yourself a deep hole here buddy. Contributions are the only determinent in how seriously you take AA?? Are you implying that if you aren't a Contributor, what you have to say should Not be taken seriously??? How many members are actually "contributors" anyway?. Perhaps their names should appear in BLUE, flashing iridescent colors or something, what do you think ?
Is it a quesion of the "squeaky wheel getting the grease" then ?
For a Bored Member you certainly use poor discretion in the message you give off in your posts. They regularly reek of condesention and unsubstantiated accusations. This is a very poor example for a Bored Member to set. That is IMHO, of course.
Sometimes, that is. Heh, heh.Come in screaming and they will scream back.
So, what's the problem?
George
Well, damn! That explains a lot!
I have a couple of quick comments to some posts both above and below...(better be quick, this whole thread is probably about to be "disappeared"...)1) MEP14's complaint is valid and should be addressed. Somebody is screwing with the guy's identity. Doesn't matter if they are slightly altering his protected moniker. I'd be pissed off if somebody started posting as "Bagsgroov*". That's an issue that affects us all--I want to have some confidence that I know who I'm talking too.
2) If it is known who this false poster is, can/will the Moderator take him out and shoot him, or insult his mother or something? I mean, it IS a rule violation...
3) It shouldn't make any difference at all if MEP14 is a contributor or not.
4) Now that I know that Bored members are in fact PEOPLE, I have an idea why they might have been a bit slow to respond to the problem. Just a suggestion, MEP14--even when you are in the right, it doesn't hurt to be aware of the "tone" of a message. WHEN YOU WRITE A WHOLE LOT OF CAP LOCKED WORDS, PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE SHOUTING! And, just in general, don't you think one question mark is enough????? I do. And the same for exclaimation points!!!!!
Yes, we do take faking one's name seriously, but we also take into consideration other factors and intent. In this case, I don't see a long term pattern. It strikes me as a personal thing that Dabe and MEP should work out. The first was obviously a fake and not attempted to appear otherwise, but rather to be illustrative. The second was more marginal, but I just have a lot more important things on my agenda. If it happened a few more times, maybe it'd get moved up on my priority list.
I still wish you guys would try not to be such PEOPLE!!!!!
I just spent thirty minutes going through the real MEP14's posting history and I agree, the first instance was made as an example/illustration and nothing really nefarious about it. The second example is a taunt.My question is, at least regarding the second more recent example, both use the exact same moniker and if the real MEP14 HAD protected his moniker at that time, why was Big Dave able to use it as well? Was it not protected?
It's a happy place in a happy world!!!!!I agree with your sensible comments. It is a serious issue. And it requires an investigation and a thoughtful response.
I would like to add that "tone" can be very subjective, and misread given the many different life experiences people have. One might interpret frustration as anger.
mp
You seem to be one of the few here who is not afraid to speak your mind even if you don't agree with Bored Members. Lets be honest, most of the members ask, "how high" when told to jump here by certain people.As for my prolific use of caps and punctuation, my reasoned pleas did not seem to get a response so one does what one has to do sometimes..lol. And, the responses of the Powers that Be were callous to say the least which did not help.
It kills me that these people don't seem to care what was done, playing politics with my "tone" and that rot. Lets face it I can now see things much more clearly and I don't like the view. But, hey thanks for your support. Take care.
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