[PD] [ot] sueing the mailing list...

[Pierre Massat]

Hi,
Are the two messages of any interest to Pd users? If the answer is no, then
i don't really see the point in not removing them, although i understand
that this would go against the pd-list rules. This thing is i find this list
to be extremely helpful and i d be very sad if this threat is credible and
the future of pd-list actually endangered.
I don't know anything about internet-related laws, though...

Pierre

2010/8/23 IEM - network operating center (IOhannes m zmoelnig) <noc at iem.at>

> hi all,
>
> sorry for posting an OT mail to the mainlist, but i really want to have
> as many opinions as posible on this.
>
>
> i (as list admin) have just received an email by somebody who wants
> their mail to be removed from the archive:
> <snip>
> Subject: FORMAT NOTICE
>
> August, 22 2010
>
> I posted a message on the pd-announce list, being not aware that it was
> a public list: http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-announce/XXXX
>
> Someone replied to my message, also publicly, on the pd-list list:
> http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/XXXXX
>
> Today, I ask you to remove these two messages from your website,
> because I don't want my name to appear publicly on the web.
>
> If they are not removed within 15 days, I will do the necessary to sue you.
>
> XXX XXXXX
> </snip>
>
>
> i must say, that i'm a bit perplex.
>
> while in principal i'm not opposed to removing the post if they have any
> problems with it,
> however, i find the tone at least impertinent, and would prefer to not
> give way to a threat to sue.
>
> i have thus answered:
> <answer>
> hold on!
>
> i understand that you probably don't want an unsubscribe request to be
> available in a public archive.
>
> however, all the pd-mailinglists have always made it clear, that
> everything will be archived and made available to the public.
>
> thus, by subscribing to one of those mailinglists, you have given your
> agreement that all your postings to the list will be made available via
> those archives.
>
> furthermore, you are of course free to ask that your posting is removed
> from the archives.
> however, if somebody replied to your posting and has made this available
> to the public, then i don't see what entitles you to request a removal.
> it is their posting.
>
> the pd-lists are an open forum.
> they are no place to threaten people with sueing.
>
> fgmadsr
> IOhannes
> </answer>
>
>
> what do you think of all this?
>
>
> fgmasdr
> IOhannes
>
>
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