Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings

From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_gsp.org>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:48:02 -0400
On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 01:45:30AM -0400, Sailboat Restorations, Inc. wrote:
> Well, it's not entirely clear from what Jackie said that Ms. Nelson *knows*
> she will misquote or mis-paraphrase, or intends to do so, only that it
> *could* happen.  I don't know enough about her to make a judgment, so I will
> withhold judgment until and learn more or see what she does.

I don't think that's the point.

The point is that Jackie has a policy to which everyone subscribed to
this mailing list has agreed.  (Those who do not agree are free to
unusbscribe at any time.)  It is therefore incumbent upon them to
uphold that agreement *whether or not they happen to think it's a sound
policy or a good policy or a bad policy or a silly policy*.

And, I would argue, long-standing principles of netiquette would
strongly indicate that even if one is in receipt of the information
second-hand, that one should subject oneself to the lists' restrictions
on its use.  This is a simple matter of honoring the wishes of the
person(s) who have caused the forum (mailing list, newsgroups, etc.)
to exist and of honoring the intent of the author -- who, having
submitted it to such a forum, has certain expectations on when and
where and how it will be republished.

---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
rsk_at_gsp.org
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